Portugal March 11, 2020 Alentejo , Algarve , Atlantic Ocean , Azores , Braga , Camões , Coimbra , Douro , Europe , European Union , Faro , fleuve Tage , Funchal , Lisbonne , Luís de Camões , Madère , péninsule Ibérique , Porto , Portugal , Portuguese , Portuguese language , Setúbal , South Europe , Tage , tourism Official name Portuguese Republic Name in local language República Portuguesa (pt) Continent Europe Subcontinent European Union Population (ranking: 91e ) 10,291,027 inhabitants (2018) Population growth -0.12 % / year Area 92,226 km² Density 111.58 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 50e )237.979 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 23,146 $USD (2018) GDP growth 2.10 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 81.90 years (2018) Birth rate 8.30 ‰ (2015) Fertility rate 1.30 children / woman (2015) Death rate (ranking ) 10.50 ‰ (2015) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 2.90 ‰ (2015) Literacy rate 95.68 % (2015) Official languages Portuguese Currency Euro (€ EUR) HDI (ranking: 58e )0.850 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )71.91 (2018) Government Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic Head of State President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa National Day 10 June (death of Luís de Camões in 1580) ISO Codes PT, PRT Demonym Portuguese Tourists (ranking ) 18,200,000 people (2016)
Portugal is a country in Southern Europe located west of the Iberian Peninsula. To the north and east, it is bounded by Spain , to the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Member of the European Union, it is the most western of continental Europe. It also includes the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira , located in the Atlantic Ocean.
Portugal – Coast of Algarve. Photo: Ricard12, Wikipedia Castle Saint-Georges, Lisbon. Photo: Massimo Catarinella Urban areas (2016) Urban areas Population Lisbon 2,812,678 inhabitants Porto 1,723,618 inhabitants Braga - Guimarães 827,246 inhabitants Coimbra 444,014 inhabitants Aveiro 297,854 inhabitants Leiria 289,215 inhabitants Viseu 234,667 inhabitants Faro 186,300 inhabitants Portimão 185,908 inhabitants Viana do Castelo 86,136 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Regions Population Area Alentejo 724,391 inhabitants 31,605 km² Algarve 441,929 inhabitants 4,997 km² Azores (Autonomous Region) 243,862 inhabitants 2,322 km² Centre (Centro) 2,256,364 inhabitants 28,199 km² Lisbon (Lisboa) 2,812,678 inhabitants 3,002 km² Madeira (Autonomous Region) 254,368 inhabitants 801 km² North (Norte) 3,603,778 inhabitants 21,286 km²
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