Overview

  • Full Country Name: Republic of Portugal.
  • Local Name: República Portuguesa.
  • Capital: Lisbon (population: 536,000).
  • Language: Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used).
  • Currency: Euro € (EUR) = 100 cents.
  • People: Portuguese (99%), African (1%).
  • Life Expectancy: Male: 74.60, Female: 81.36.
  • Religion: Roman Catholic (84.5%), other Christian (2.2%).
  • Size (sq km): 92,152 (110th)
  • Population: 10,642,836 (75th)
  • Population Density per sq km: 114 (87th)
  • Country Dialling Code: 351
  • Internet Country Code: .pt (.eu also used).
  • Time Zone: GMT +1 (+2 in summer)
  • Voltage Guide: 220 AC, 50 HZ.
  • Finance: Credit cards and traveller's cheques widely accepted.
  • Business Hours: 0900-1300, 1500-1900 Monday-Friday.
  • GDP: US$195.2 billion
  • GDP per Capita: US$19,400
  • Annual Growth: 3.3%
  • Inflation: 4%
  • Major Industries: Textiles, footwear, wood products, metalworking, oil refining, chemicals, fish canning, wine, tourism and agriculture
  • Major Trading Partners: EU (esp. Spain, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK), US
  • Personal Safety: Safe.
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