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'''Portugal''', officially the Portuguese Republic ([[ | {{subpages}} | ||
{{Infobox Country | |||
| conventional_long_name = Portuguese Republic | |||
| common_name = Portugal | |||
| image_flag = 600px-Flag of Portugal svg.png | |||
| image_coat = | |||
| national_motto = | |||
| national_anthem = ''[[A Portuguesa]]'' | |||
| capital = [[Lisbon]] | |||
| official_languages = Portuguese | |||
| government_type = [[Semi-presidential republic]] | |||
| leader_title1 = [[President of the Portuguese Republic]] | |||
| leader_name1 = [[Anibal Cavaco Silva]] (before: [[Jorge Sampaio]]) | |||
| leader_title2 = [[Prime-Minister]] | |||
| leader_name2 = [[Pedro Passos Coelho]] (before: [[José Sócrates]]) | |||
| area = 92 931 sq km. <sup>2</sup> | |||
| areami² = 58081 <sup>3</sup> | |||
| population_estimate = 10.945.870 | |||
| population_estimate_rank = 75th | |||
| population_estimate_year = 2006 | |||
| population_density = 114 | |||
| population_density_rank = 66th | |||
| population_densitymi²= | |||
| currency = Euro <sup>4</sup> | |||
| currency_code= EUR | |||
| HDI = 0.897 | |||
| HDI_category = high | |||
| HDI_rank = 29th | |||
| HDI_year = | |||
| time_zone = UTC | |||
| utc_offset = | |||
| time_zone_DST = EST | |||
| utc_offset_DST = +1 | |||
| cctld = pt | |||
| calling_code = 351 | |||
| footnotes = <sup>1</sup>[[Mirandese language|Mirandese]] is official in some parts of Portugal ([http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/1999/01/024A00/05740574.PDF Law 7/99]). Also, it's recognized [[Portuguese sign language]] (Portuguese Republic Constitution, 1997 revision, 74th Article, 2.h subset). <br> <sup>2</sup>Without the territory of [[Olivenza]], in dispute with [[Spain]]. <br> <sup>3</sup>Approximately. <br> <sup>4</sup>Before 1999, [[Portuguese escudo]]. | |||
}} | |||
'''Portugal''', officially the ''Portuguese Republic'' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: ''Portugal, República Portuguesa''), is a country in southwestern Europe, situated in the western part of the [[Iberian Peninsula]]. It is bordered by the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the west and south, and by Spain to the north and east. Its capital and largest city is [[Lisbon]]. | |||
Portugal has the oldest national border in [[Europe]]: since its formation, it has lost only [[Olivenza]] to [[Spain]] (Olivenza remains disputed: see more [[Olivenza/Olivenza Question|here]]). | |||
Portugal was the pioneer in the discovery of the [[New World]] and the sea route to [[India]], and the founder of the first and longest-lasting colonial [[Portuguese Empire|empire]] (from the conquest of [[Ceuta]] to the ceding of [[Macau]] to the [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]]).[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | |||
Latest revision as of 06:00, 6 October 2024
| Portuguese Republic | |
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| National anthem | A Portuguesa |
| Capital | Lisbon |
| Official language | Portuguese |
| Government type | Semi-presidential republic |
| President of the Portuguese Republic | Anibal Cavaco Silva (before: Jorge Sampaio) |
| Prime-Minister | Pedro Passos Coelho (before: José Sócrates) |
| Area | 92 931 sq km. 2 km² 58081 3 mi² |
| Population | 10.945.870 (75th) (2006 estimate) |
| Population density | 114/km² (66th) |
| HDI | 0.897 (high) (29th) |
| Currency | Euro 4 (EUR) |
| Time zone | UTC Summer:EST (UTC+1) |
| Country codes | Internet TLD : pt Calling code : +351 |
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: Portugal, República Portuguesa), is a country in southwestern Europe, situated in the western part of the Iberian Peninsula. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south, and by Spain to the north and east. Its capital and largest city is Lisbon.
Portugal has the oldest national border in Europe: since its formation, it has lost only Olivenza to Spain (Olivenza remains disputed: see more here).
Portugal was the pioneer in the discovery of the New World and the sea route to India, and the founder of the first and longest-lasting colonial empire (from the conquest of Ceuta to the ceding of Macau to the Chinese).