Vis Unita Maior Nunc et Semper (Latin) ("Now and Forever, United We are Greater") | |||||
| Anthem | "A Portuguesa" | ||||
| Capital (and largest city) |
Lisbon | ||||
| Other cities | Porto, Braga, Funchal, Guimarães, Coimbra, Faro, Ponta Delgada, Ribeira Grande, Angra do Heroísmo, Horta and Porto Santo | ||||
| Language official |
Portuguese | ||||
| others | Mirandese | ||||
| Religion | Secular state (de facto) Roman Catholic Church (predominant) | ||||
| Ethnic Group | 96.3% Portuguese 3.7% others | ||||
| Demonym | Portuguese | ||||
| Government | Federal parliamentary republic | ||||
| President | Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (PSD) | ||||
| Prime Minister | António Costa (PS) | ||||
| Area main |
92,962 km² | ||||
| water (%) | 0.5 | ||||
| Population | 10,438,813 | ||||
| Currency | Portuguese escudo ($) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .pt | ||||
| Organizations | UN, EU, NATO, OECD and CPLC | ||||
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Federative Republic (Portuguese: República Federativa Portuguesa), is a country on the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, being bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and the east.