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PORTUGAL - Quick Facts

Land area 91,951 sq km (35,493 square miles)
Major physical features:

Highest points:
(Mainland) Estrela (Serra de Estrela) 1,991 m (6,532 ft)
(Azores) Ponta do Pico 2,351 m (7,713 ft)

Longest river:
Tagus (part) 1,007 km (626 mi)

Population (2006 est.) 10,605,870

Form of government multiparty republic with one legislative house

Armed forces army 26,700; navy 10,950; air force 7,250


Largest cities Lisbon (capital - 1,977,000); Porto (1,303,000)

Official language Portuguese

Ethnic composition Portuguese 91.9%; African 1.6%; Brazilian 1.4%, others 5.1%


Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 87.4%; other Christian 3.7%; Protestant 1.3%; others 11%; nonreligious 6.5%


Currency 1 euro (EUR) = 100 euro cent


Gross domestic product (2006) U.S.$203.1 billion Gross domestic product per capita (2006) U.S.$19,100


Life expectancy at birth male 74.43 years; female 81.2 years


Major resources fish, cork, iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, hydropower, cereals, citrus fruits, figs, vegetables, fish, grapes/wine, olives, rice, timber, tourism