Official Name: Portuguese Republic Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain. Capital: Lisbon Area: total: 92,391 sq km land: 91,951 sq km water: 440 sq km Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m. Highest point: Ponta do Pico (Pico or Pico Alto) on Ilha do Pico in the Azores 2,351 m.

City and Marina, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal More pictures Purchase this poster

Population: 10,642,836 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: Portuguese (singular and plural) Ethnic groups: Homogeneous Mediterranean stock. Citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000. Since 1990 East Europeans have entered Portugal. Religions: Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant. Languages: Portuguese.

Maritime temperate. Cool and rainy in the north, warmer and drier in the south.

Government type: Parliamentary democracy. Independence: 1140 (independent republic proclaimed 5 October 1910). National holiday: Portugal Day, 10 June (1580).

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