Portugal

	Portuguese Republic ; República Portuguesa
	Map of Portugal
Flag	Coat of Arms
	Anthem: "A Portuguesa"
	Patron Saint(s): Saint George
	Location of Portugal on the European continent
Capital	Lisbon;
Official languages	Portuguese
Demonym	Portuguese
	Government
- Type	Parliamentary republic
- President	Aníbal Cavaco Silva
- Prime Minister	José Sócrates
- Assembly President	Jaime Gama
Formation
Founded	10951095; 4855 He; 5098 AM
Refounded	868868; 4628 He; 4871 AM
De facto sovereignty	June 24, 11281 July 1128; 24 Tammuz 4888 He; 24 Tammuz 5131 AM
Kingdom	July 25, 11391 August 1139; 26 Av 4899 He; 26 Av 5142 AM
Recognized	October 5, 114312 October 1143; 25 Tishrei 4904 He; 24 Ethanim 5147 AM
Accession to EU	January 1, 19861 January 1986; 20 Teveth 5746 He; 19 Teveth 5989 AM
Area
- Total	92,345 km²92,345,000 dunams ; 35,654.604 mi² (110th)
- Water	0.5 %0.5 %
Population
- 20072007; 5767 He; 6010 AM estimate	10,617,575
- 20012001; 5761 He; 6004 AM census	10,355,824
- Density	114 km⁻²295.259 mi⁻² (87th)
GDP (PPP)	20072007; 5767 He; 6010 AM estimate
- Total	$230,834,000,000 (43rd)
- Per capita	$21,778 (34th)
GDP (nominal)	20072007; 5767 He; 6010 AM estimate
- Total	$223,447,000,000 (30th)
- Per capita	$21,081 (31st)
Currency	Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone	WET (UTC0)
- Summer (DST)	WEST (UTC+1)
Internet TLD	.pt
Calling code	+351

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Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa) is a country in the extreme southwest of Europe, on the Iberian peninsula, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean to the west and south, and Spain to the north and east and also includes two archipelagos in the Atlantic: the Azores and Madeira. Its capital city is Lisbon.