Portugal

Capital:

Lisbon

Population:

10,581,949

Official Languages:

10,581,949

Time Zone:

+0 / Summer +1

Dialing Code:

+351

 

Government:

Unitary parliamentary

Area:

92,212 km2

largest city:

Lisbon

Currency :

Euro

ISO 3166 code:

PT

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Basic Info

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. Apart from continental Portugal, the Portuguese Republic holds sovereignty over the Atlantic archipelagos of Azores and Madeira, which are autonomous regions of Portugal. The country is named after its second largest city, Porto, whose Latin name was Portus Cale.


Portugal Location in World Map

Geography

The territory of Portugal includes an area in the Iberian Peninsula (referred to as the continent by most Portuguese) and two archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean: the archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores. It lies between latitudes 32° and 43° N, and longitudes 32° and 6° W.


Climate

Portugal is defined as a Mediterranean climate (Csa in the south, interior, and Douro region; Csb in the north, centre and coastal Alentejo; and also Semi-arid climate or Steppe climate (Bsk in certain parts of Beja district) according to the Koppen-Geiger Climate Classification), and is one of the warmest European countries: the annual average temperature in mainland Portugal varies from 12 °C (53.6 °F) in the mountainous interior north to over 18 °C (64.4 °F) in the south and on the Guadiana river basin. The Algarve, separated from the Alentejo region by mountains reaching up to 900 metres (3,000 ft) in Pico da Foia, has a climate similar to that of the southern coastal areas of Spain or Southern California.


Religion

According to the 2011 Census, 81% of the Portuguese population are Roman Catholic while 3.3% follow other Christian denominations. Some 6.8% of the population declared themselves to be non-religious. In addition, the country has small Protestant, Mormon, muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Christian Orthodox, Jehovah's Witnesses, Baha'i, Buddhist and Jewish communities.


Administrative divisions

Administratively, Portugal is divided into 308 municipalities (Portuguese: municípios or concelhos), which are subdivided into 4260 civil parishes (Portuguese: freguesia). Operationally, the municipality and civil parish, along with the national government, are the only legally identifiable local administrative units identified by the government of Portugal (for example, cities, towns or villages have no standing in law, although may be used as catchment for the defining services).


Portugal Map

01

Lisbon

02

Leiria

03

Santarém

04

Setúbal

05

Beja

06

Faro

07

Évora

08

Portalegre

09

Castelo Branco

10

Guarda

11

Coimbra

12

Aveiro

13

Viseu

14

Bragança

15

Vila Real

16

Porto

17

Braga

18

Viana do Castelo


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