Portugal, Europe
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Portugal is a country on the Iberian Peninsula located in the Southern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.
Easy learning about Portugal | |
| Portugal is located in | Iberian Peninsula Southern Europe Europe Continent |
| Member of | European Union since 1986 Euro since 1999 Schengen since 1995 NATO since 1949 |
| Portugal has a population of | 10,430,738 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Portugal are called Portuguese |
| Portugal is also called: | Portogallo in Italian Portugalia in Polish Portugalia in Romanian Πορτογαλία (Portogalía) in Greek Португалия (Portugaliya) in Russian البرتغال (al-Burtughāl) in Arabic 葡萄牙 (Pútáoyá) in Chinese (Mandarin) ポルトガル (Porutogaru) in Japanese 포르투갈 (Poreutugal) in Korean |
| The country’s total area is | 92,391 Km2 ( 57,409 sq mi) |
| Main International Airports | Lisbon (LIS) Humberto Delgado Airport Porto (OPO) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport Faro (FAO) Faro Airport Madeira (FNC) Madeira Airport Cristiano Ronaldo Azores (PDL) João Paulo II Airport |
| Major Sea Ports | Sines Leixões |
| Global Peace Index Rank | 7 |
| Global Peace Index Score | 1 |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Portugal HDI ranks in position nº 42 worldwide Very High Human Development HDI of 0.874 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP) |
| Portugal’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 188 countries Portugal passport ranks in position nº 4 in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Portugal GDP per capita is | $30,002 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Portugal ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Portugal EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Very high proficiency in English has a score of 605 ranks 6th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 39° 30' N, 8° 00' W Open in Google Maps |
| Portugal Capital city | Lisbon |
| Portugal borders with | Spain in the north Atlantic ocean in the south Spain in the east Atlantic ocean in the west |
| Portugal Climate | maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south |
| Most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
| Second most predominant religion | other Christian, |
| Language tought as first language | Portuguese |
| Most popular foreign languages taught at school | English, French, Spanish, German |
| Currency name & code | Euro (EUR) |
| Internet ccTLD | .pt |
| Portugal calling code | +351 |
| Highest elevation point | Ponta do Pico on Ilha do Pico in the Azores with 2,351 m and Serra da Estrela in the continent with 1500 meters |
| Citizenship | Visa Gold on investment |
| Main dish food | Bacalhau — dried and salted cod fish usually soaked first in water or milk; typically prepared with a variety of ingredients including potatoes, carrots, cabbage, or eggs and may be baked, boiled, or fried. Grilled sardines after may to September, Seafood cataplana all year. |
Reasons to visit Portugal
Wine tours, City break in Lisbon and Porto, 1500 km of beaches, Futbol, sailing, climbing, nature walkings, Fátima Catholic santuary
Portugal administrative divisions
18 districts (distritos) and 2 autonomous regions (regioes autonomas)districts
- Aveiro
- Beja
- Braga
- Braganca
- Castelo Branco
- Coimbra
- Evora
- Faro (Algarve)
- Guarda
- Leiria
- Lisboa (Lisbon)
- Portalegre
- Porto
- Santarem
- Setubal
- Viana do Castelo
- Vila Real
- Viseu
Autonomous regions
- Açores (Azores)
- Madeira
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