Where is Portugal located on the world map?
Portugal is located on the southwestern tip of Europe, directly above the northwest coast of Africa and east of the United States, separated by the Atlantic Ocean.
Portugal, Europe
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Image of Lisbon, capital city of Portugal
Portugal is a Western European country excelling in renewable energy, vibrant tourism, advanced infrastructure, and strong cultural heritage recognized worldwide.
Portugal in one word would be “Saudade,” meaning nostalgic longing.
Portugal Flag
Portugal armorial
Portugal Map
Portugal is a country on the Iberian Peninsula located in the Southern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.
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
Easy learning about Portugal |
The capital city of Portugal is Lisbon.
| Portugal is located in | Iberian Peninsula Southern Europe Europe Continent Inhabitants of Portugal are called Portuguese |
| Member of | European Union since 1986 Euro since 1999 Schengen since 1995 NATO since 1949 |
| Portugal has a population of | 10,430,738 inhabitants within a total area of 92,391 Km2 (57,409 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Portugal’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 7 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.37 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Portugal HDI ranks in position nº 40 worldwide HDI of 0.890 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Portugal’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 188 countries Portugal passport ranks 4th 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 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 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. |
Portuguese People
Writer
Luís de Camões
Writer
Camilo Castelo Branco
Writer
Eça de Queirós
Writer
Fernando Pessoa
Admiral
Henrique Gouveia e Melo
Business man philanthropist
Rui Nabeiro
Athlete
Luís Figo
Athlete
Rosa Mota
Athlete
Tiago Monteiro
Athlete
Cristiano Ronaldo
Actor
Pedro Lamares
Model and actress
Sofia Aparício
Actor
Paulo Pires
Actor
Cláudia Vieira
actress and model
Rita Pereira
Nobel Prize
Egas Moniz
Nobel Prize
José Saramago
Royalty
D. Luís I de Portugal
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Royalty
D. Carlos I de Portugal
Royalty
D. Afonso de Bragança
Royalty
D. Manuel II de Portugal
Royalty
D. Maria Pia de Bragança
Fashion
Luísa Beirão
Fado singers in Lisbon
Journalist
Fátima Campos Ferreira
Musitian
Jorge Palma
Portuguese Fado singer
Carlos do Carmo
Portuguese singer-songwriter and musician
Rui Veloso
Portuguese images sourced from: Wikimedia Commons
Reasons to visit Portugal
Wine tours, City break in Lisbon and Porto, 1500 km of beaches, Futbol, sailing, climbing, nature walkings, Fátima Catholic santuary
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