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Portugal - Europe



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
10,642,836 (July 2007 est.)total population: 77.87 years
male: 74.6 years
female: 81.36 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
homogeneous Mediterranean stock; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000; since 1990 East Europeans have entered PortugalRoman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9% (2001 census)
LanguagesLiteracy
Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used)definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.3% (2003 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
parliamentary democracy Lisbon
IndependanceNational day
1143 (Kingdom of Portugal recognized); 5 October 1910 (republic proclaimed)Portugal Day (Day of Portugal), 10 June (1580); note - also called Camoes Day, the day that revered national poet Luis de Camoes (1524-80) died
ConstitutionLegal system
adopted 2 April 1976; effective 25 April 1976; revised many timescivil law system; the Constitutional Tribunal reviews the constitutionality of legislation; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$176.6 billion (2006 est.)1.4% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$19,100 (2006 est.)7.6% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
NA%2.5% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$46.77 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$67.74 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$9.88 billion (December 2006 est.)euro (EUR)
Military expenditures
2.3% (2005 est.)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain 92,391 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in southfish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, hydropower


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
11.448 million (2005).pt
Internet hostsInternet users
845,980 (2005)7.783 million (2006)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
66 (2006)2,850 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
78,470 km gas 1,099 km; oil 8 km; refined products 174 km (2006)