Claim: Portugal is a place.

The Iberian Peninsula -LSB- aɪˈbɪəriən_pəˈnɪnsjᵿlə -RSB- , also known as Iberia -LSB- aɪˈbɪəriə -RSB- , is located in the southwest corner of Europe . The peninsula is principally divided between Portugal and Spain , comprising most of their territory . It also includes Andorra and a small part of France along the peninsula 's northeastern edge , as well as Gibraltar on its south coast , a small peninsula that forms an overseas territory of the United Kingdom . With an area of approximately 582000 km2 , it is the second largest European peninsula , after the Scandinavian .