Europe > Southern Europe > Portugal | |
Official Name Portuguese Republic | |
Region Europe | |
Sub-Region Southern Europe | |
Capital Lisbon | |
Currency Euro (EUR) | |
Independence Day 1 Dec 1640: 1640 restoration of Portuguese independence from Iberian Union with Spain. | |
Liberation Day 25 Apr 1974: Fall of the Estado Novo (New State) fascist regime (known locally as the Carnation Revolution (Revolução dos Cravos) | |
Population 10,477,800 | |
Nationality Portuguese | |
Ethnic Group 96.3% Portuguese, 3.7% others | |
Area 92,090 km2 | |
Neighbor Countries Spain | |
Time Zone WET/GMT (UTC), AZOT (UTC -1) | |
Geo Location Latitude 39.50, Longitude -8.00 | |
Dialing Code +351 | |
ISO 9166 alpha 2 code PT | |
ISO 9166 alpha 3 code PRT | |
ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 620 | |
Code for International Olympic Committee POR | |
Country Domain (ccTLD) .pt | |