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Portuguese Republic
República Portuguesa (Portuguese)
Anthem: A Portuguesa
("The Portuguese [Song]")
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Location of Portugal (dark green)

– in Europe (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (green)

Capital
and largest city
Lisbon
38°46′N9°9′W / 38.767°N 9.150°W / 38.767; -9.150
Official language
and national language
Portuguese
Recognized
regional language
Mirandese[note 1]
Ethnic groups
Religion
(2011)
Demonym(s)Portuguese
GovernmentUnitarysemi-presidentialconstitutionalrepublic[4]
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues
António Costa
LegislatureAssembly of the Republic
Establishment
868
1095
24 June 1128
• Kingdom
25 July 1139
1 December 1640
23 September 1822
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
Neutral decrease 10,347,892[7]
• Density
112.2[8]/km2 (290.6/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase $370.5 billion[9]
• Per capita
Increase $36,079[9]
GDP (nominal)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase $257.4 billion[9]
• Per capita
Increase $25,065[9]
Gini (2019)Positive decrease 31.9[10]
medium
HDI (2019)Increase 0.864[11]
very high · 38th
CurrencyEuro () (EUR)
Time zoneUTC (WET)
UTC−1 (Atlantic/Azores)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (WEST)
UTC (Atlantic/Azores)
Note: Mainland Portugal and Madeira use WET/WEST, the Azores are 1 hour behind.
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy (CE)
Driving sideright
Calling code+351
ISO 3166 codePT
Internet TLD.pt
  1. ^Mirandese, spoken in some villages of the municipality of Miranda do Douro, was officially recognized in 1999 (Lei n.° 7/99 de 29 de Janeiro),[1] awarding it an official right-of-use.[2]Portuguese Sign Language is also recognized.
  2. ^ By country of citizenship
  3. ^Portuguese Constitution adopted in 1976 with several subsequent minor revisions, between 1982 and 2005.
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Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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