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Portuguese Republic
República Portuguesa (Portuguese)
Flag of Portugal
Motto: 
Anthem: 
EU-Portugal (orthographic projection).svg
EU-Portugal with islands circled.svg
Location of  Portugal  (dark green)

– on the European continent  (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (green)

Capital
and largest city
Lisbon
38°46′N 9°9′W / 38.767°N 9.150°W / 38.767; -9.150
Official languagesPortuguese (also in national language)
Portuguese Sign Language
Ethnic groups
(2021)
Religion
(2011)
Demonym(s)Portuguese
GovernmentUnitary semi-presidential republic
• President
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
António Costa
LegislatureAssembly of the Republic
Establishment
868
1095
24 June 1128
• Kingdom
25 July 1139
1 December 1640
23 September 1822
• Republic
5 October 1910
25 April 1974
25 April 1976
1 January 1986
Area
• Total
Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (109th)
• Water (%)
1.2 (as of 2015)
Population
• 2021 census
Neutral decrease 10,344,802
• Density
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GDP (PPP)2022 estimate
• Total
Increase $406.2 billion (52nd)
• Per capita
Increase $39,544 (58th)
GDP (nominal)2022 estimate
• Total
Increase $271.2 billion (47th)
• Per capita
Increase $26,404 (52nd)
Gini (2019) 31.9
medium
HDI (2019)Increase 0.864
very high · 38th
CurrencyEuro () (EUR)
Time zoneUTC (WET)
UTC−1 (Atlantic/Azores)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (WEST)
UTC (Atlantic/Azores)
Note: Mainland Portugal and Madeira use WET/WEST, the Azores are 1 hour behind.
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy
Mains electricity230V - 50Hz
Driving sideRight
Calling code+351
ISO 3166 codePT
Internet TLD.pt
  1.   Mirandese, spoken in some villages of the municipality of Miranda do Douro, was officially recognized in 1999 (Lei n.° 7/99 de 29 de Janeiro), awarding it an official right-of-use. Portuguese Sign Language is also recognized.
  2.   By country of citizenship
  3.   Portuguese Constitution adopted in 1976 with several subsequent minor revisions, between 1982 and 2005.

Portugal is a country in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe and part of the Mediterranean area. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. Its capital city is Lisbon. It has been a member of the European Union since 1986. Portugal was under a dictatorship between 1926 and 1974 called Estado Novo. The dictatorship of Estado Novo was ended by a peaceful revolution called Carnation Revolution. The Portuguese economy has been very good since then. However, was hit hard by the 2007-2008 recession.

Portugal has a football team and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 and hosted the event in 2018.

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