# Portugal

Portugal

sovereign state, country| Part of | South-West Europe  |
| Year dem found am | 25 July 1139, 24 June 1128, 23 May 1179  |
| Name in native language | República Portuguesa, la République portugaise, Komara Portûgalê  |
| Official name | Portugalská republika, Portugal, la République portugaise, República Portuguesa, Komara Portûgalê  |
| Native label | República Portuguesa, Portugal  |
| IPA transcription | puɾtuˈɣaɫ, pərtʊˈɡalʲɪjə  |
| Dem name after | Portus Cale  |
| Official language | Portuguese  |
| Anthem | A Portuguesa  |
| Culture | culture of Portugal  |
| Motto text | Europe's West Coast, Arfordir Gorllewin Ewrop  |
| Continent | Europe  |
| Country | Portugal  |
| Capital | Lisbon  |
| Located in time zone | UTC±00:00  |
| Located in or next to body of water | Atlantic Ocean  |
| Located in/on physical feature | Iberian Peninsula, Southern Europe  |
| Coordinate location | 38°42′0″N 9°11′0″W  |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 41°34′30″N 6°11′25″W  |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 42°9′15″N 8°11′56″W  |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 36°57′37″N 7°53′13″W  |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 38°46′52″N 9°30′2″W  |
| Highest point | Mount Pico  |
| Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean  |
| Government ein basic form | republic  |
| Office held by head of state | President of Portugal  |
| State ein head | António José Seguro  |
| Office head of government hold | Prime Minister of Portugal  |
| Government ein head | Luís Montenegro  |
| Has cabinet | Council of Ministers  |
| Executive body | Government of Portugal  |
| Legislative body | Assembly of the Republic  |
| Highest judicial authority | Portuguese Supreme Court of Justice  |
| Central bank | Banco de Portugal  |
| Public holiday | Portugal Day, Republic Day  |
| Currency | euro  |
| Dey share bother plus | Spain  |
| Driving side | right  |
| Electrical plug type | Europlug, Schuko  |
| Dey follow | Kingdom of Portugal  |
| Dey replace | Portuguese Empire, Kingdom of Portugal  |
| Studied by | Portuguese studies  |
| Dema official website |   |
| Hashtag | Portugal  |
| Top-level Internet domain | .pt  |
| Flag | flag of Portugal  |
| Coat of arms | coat of arms of Portugal  |
| Geography of topic | Geography of Portugal  |
| Get characteristic | free country  |
| History of topic | history of Portugal  |
| Patron saint | Saint George  |
| Railway traffic side | left  |
| Open data portal | Open Data Portugal  |
| Economy of topic | economy of Portugal  |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Portugal  |
| Gregorian calendar start date | 15 October 1582  |
| OpenStreetMap zoom level | 6  |
| ‎Lemmy instance URL |   |
| Mobile country code | 268  |
| Country calling code | +351  |
| Trunk prefix | no value  |
| Emergency phone number | 112  |
| GS1 country code | 560  |
| Licence plate code | P  |
| Maritime identification digits | 263, 204  |
| Unicode character | 🇵🇹  |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Portugal  |

**Portugal**, officially de **Portuguese Republic**, be a country wey dey locate on de Iberian Peninsula insyd Southwestern Europe. E be a unitary republic wey mainland Portugal den two autonomous regions make, wey Lisbon be as both ein capital den largest city. E get a total population of over 10.7 million. De mainland is bordered by Spain to de north den east, plus Madeira den de Azores insyd de Atlantic Ocean. De mainland dey include de westernmost point of continental Europe.

De western Iberian Peninsula be inhabited since prehistoric times, plus de earliest signs of settlement wey dey date to 5500 BC. Portugal initially be established as a county of de Kingdom of León insyd 868, den formally as a kingdom insyd 1179, wey dey result from de *Reconquista* against de Muslims. De kingdom later cam be one of de main participants of de Age of Discovery, make several seminal advancements insyd nautical science, wey be among de first European countries to explore den discover new territories den sea routes, wey dem establish settlements, colonies, den trading posts. After de kingdom cam be a republic insyd 1910, Portugal live under a dictatorship from 1926 til de dictatorship ein overthrow insyd 1974 enable de full establishment of democracy insyd 1976.

E be a semi-presidential constitutional unitary republic den multi-party representative democracy plus four separate sovereignty bodies: president, government, parliament, den judiciary. E get a unicameral national legislature dem know as de Assembly of de Republic. Portugal develop a complex system to manage ein territory, even though de mainland continue dey remain highly centralized.

A developed country, Portugal get an advanced economy wey chiefly dey rely upon services, industry, den tourism. Shaped by de various civilisations wey cross ein territory, Portugal develop a specific culture plus a worldwide influence wey allow Portuguese make e cam be de world ein fifth-most spoken native language plus more dan 250 million native speakers. A member of numerous international organizations, Portugal maintain an active role insyd international political, cultural, economic, den military affairs.

## Etymology

De word *Portugal* dey derive either from Latin *Portus Cale*, wey dey mean 'port of *Cale*', anaa Latin *Portus Gale*, 'warm harbor', einself de origin of Porto. Na *Cale* be a town on de Douro. De second derivation go refer to de fact dat de harbor at Porto always be free of ice. De meaning den origin of de word *Cale* be unclear. De usual explanation be say e be an ethnonym dem derive from de Gallaeci peoples, wey occupy de north-west of de Iberian Peninsula.

## Demographics

### Urbanisation

| Largest Municipalities insyd Portugal

INE 2024 Estimate |
| --- |
| Rank | Name | Region | Pop. | Rank | Name | Region | Pop. |
| 1 | Lisbon | Lisbon | 575,739 | 11 | Oeiras | Lisbon | 177,866 |
| 2 | Sintra | Lisbon | 400,947 | 12 | Seixal | Lisbon | 176,883 |
| 3 | Vila Nova de Gaia | North | 312,984 | 13 | Gondomar | North | 169,388 |
| 4 | Porto | North | 252,687 | 14 | Guimarães | North | 156,513 |
| 5 | Cascais | Lisbon | 222,339 | 15 | Odivelas | Lisbon | 156,278 |
| 6 | Loures | Lisbon | 209,877 | 16 | Coimbra | Central | 146,899 |
| 7 | Braga | North | 203,519 | 17 | Maia | North | 144,664 |
| 8 | Almada | Lisbon | 183,643 | 18 | Vila Franca de Xira | Lisbon | 140,711 |
| 9 | Amadora | Lisbon | 181,607 | 19 | Santa Maria da Feira | North | 140,568 |
| 10 | Matosinhos | North | 181,046 | 20 | Vila Nova de Famalicão | North | 136,704 |

## Government den politics

### Subdivisions

Districts of Portugal

| District | Municipalities | Parishes | Pop. (2024) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Lisbon | 16 | 141 | 2,390,715 | 2,816 | 849 |
| 2 | Leiria | 16 | 116 | 486,583 | 3,506 | 139 |
| 3 | Santarém | 21 | 150 | 446,393 | 6,718 | 66 |
| 4 | Setúbal | 13 | 60 | 916,859 | 5,214 | 176 |
| 5 | Beja | 14 | 84 | 149,546 | 10,263 | 15 |
| 6 | Faro | 16 | 76 | 492,747 | 4,997 | 99 |
| 7 | Évora | 14 | 75 | 153,430 | 7,393 | 21 |
| 8 | Portalegre | 15 | 72 | 103,566 | 6,084 | 17 |
| 9 | Castelo Branco | 11 | 128 | 180,889 | 6,627 | 27 |
| 10 | Guarda | 14 | 245 | 142,210 | 5,535 | 26 |
| 11 | Coimbra | 17 | 161 | 423,432 | 3,974 | 107 |
| 12 | Aveiro | 19 | 174 | 734,762 | 2,801 | 262 |
| 13 | Viseu | 24 | 282 | 357,841 | 5,010 | 71 |
| 14 | Bragança | 12 | 226 | 122,360 | 6,599 | 19 |
| 15 | Vila Real | 14 | 200 | 184,707 | 4,307 | 43 |
| 16 | Porto | 18 | 275 | 1,860,255 | 2,332 | 798 |
| 17 | Braga | 14 | 371 | 867,537 | 2,706 | 321 |
| 18 | Viana do Castelo | 10 | 213 | 234,645 | 2,219 | 106 |
| Autonomous Region of Azores | 19 | 156 | 241,718 | 2,322 | 104 |
| Autonomous Region of Madeira | 11 | 54 | 259,440 | 801 | 324 |
| **Total Portugal** | **308** | **3,259** | **10,749,635** | **92,225** | **117** |

* Geographic data related to Portugal at OpenStreetMap
* National English language newspaper
* National Wine Website
* News about Portugal from the Portuguese American Journal
* Portugal at *UCB Libraries GovPubs*
* Portugal profile from the BBC News
* Portuguese Pamphlets Collection from the Rare Book and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress

Government
* Official Parliament website
* Official Portuguese Government website (in Portuguese)

Trade
* World Bank Summary Trade Statistics Portugal

Travel
* Official Portuguese Government Travel/media website
* Official Travel and Tourism office website