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| Capital (and largest city) |
Lisbon | ||
| Language | Portuguese | ||
| President | Aníbal Cavaco Silva | ||
| Prime Minister | António Costa | ||
| Area | 92,212 km² | ||
| Population | 10,427,301 | ||
| Currency | Escudo | ||
Settled since pre-historic times, by 1139, Portugal had established itself as a kingdom independent from León. Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Guyana, its wealthiest colony. Today, Portugal is a developed country with an advanced economy, and a high living standard and is known for having decriminalized the usage of all common drugs in 2001, the first country in the world to do so.
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