 Portugal
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
39 30 N, 8 00 W |
| Area |
total: 92,391 sq km land: 91,951 sq km water: 440 sq km note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands |
| Climate |
maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south |
| Terrain |
mountainous north of the Tagus River, rolling plains in south |
| Population |
10,642,836 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used) |
| Imports |
machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, petroleum, textiles, agricultural products |
| Exports |
clothing and footwear, machinery, chemicals, cork and paper products, hides |
| Hazards |
Azores subject to severe earthquakes |
| Resources |
fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, hydropower |
| Geography |
Azores and Madeira Islands occupy strategic locations along western sea approaches to Strait of Gibraltar |
| Nationality |
noun: Portuguese (singular and plural) adjective: Portuguese |
| Capital |
name: Lisbon geographic coordinates: 38 43 N, 9 08 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Internet Country Code |
.pt |
| Internet Users |
7.783 million (2006) |
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