Portugal
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Portugal is a country in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe and part of the Mediterranean area. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. Its capital city is Lisbon. It has been a member of the European Union since 1986. Portugal was under a dictatorship between 1926 and 1974 called Estado Novo. The dictatorship of Estado Novo was ended by a peaceful revolution called Carnation Revolution. The Portuguese economy has been very good since then. However, was hit hard by the 2007-2008 recession.
Portuguese Republic | |
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Motto: Esta é a ditosa Pátria minha amada ("This is my blissful beloved homeland") | |
Anthem: A Portuguesa ("The Portuguese") | |
Capital and largest city | Lisbon 38°46′N 9°9′W |
Official languages | Portuguese (also in national language) Portuguese Sign Language |
Recognised regional languages | Mirandese[note 1] |
Ethnic groups |
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Religion (2011) |
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Demonym(s) | Portuguese |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic[4] |
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa | |
Luís Montenegro | |
Legislature | Assembly of the Republic |
Establishment | |
868 | |
1095 | |
24 June 1128 | |
• Kingdom | 25 July 1139 |
1 December 1640 | |
23 September 1822 | |
• Republic | 5 October 1910 |
25 April 1974 | |
25 April 1976[note 3] | |
1 January 1986 | |
Area | |
• Total | 92,212 km2 (35,603 sq mi)[5] (109th) |
• Water (%) | 1.2 (as of 2015)[6] |
Population | |
• 2021 census | 10,344,802[3] |
• Density | 112.2[7]/km2 (290.6/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $406.2 billion[8] (52nd) |
• Per capita | $39,544[8] (58th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $271.2 billion[8] (47th) |
• Per capita | $26,404[8] (52nd) |
Gini (2019) | 31.9[9] medium |
HDI (2019) | 0.864[10] very high · 38th |
Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
Time zone | UTC (WET) UTC−1 (Atlantic/Azores) |
UTC+1 (WEST) UTC (Atlantic/Azores) | |
Note: Mainland Portugal and Madeira use WET/WEST, the Azores are 1 hour behind. | |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
Mains electricity | 230V - 50Hz |
Driving side | Right |
Calling code | +351 |
ISO 3166 code | PT |
Internet TLD | .pt |
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Portugal has a football team and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 and hosted the event in 2018.
It once had an empire called the Portuguese Empire, and was a powerful maritime nation from 1500s–1800s, the 10th-largest empire with a maximum land area of 10.4 million km² which included Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, East Timore, São Tomé and Príncipe, Portuguese Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and even Macau in China (until 2002).
Portugal is a popular holiday destination but is sometimes overlooked in favour of larger countries like France, Spain and Italy. The Algarve region in the south and capital Lisbon are the most popular.