Portugal occupies an area on the Iberian Peninsula (referred to as the continent by most Portuguese) and two archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean: Madeira and the Azores. It lies between latitudes 30° and 42° N, and longitudes … See more

Portugal has been a semi-presidential representative democratic republic since the ratification of the Constitution of 1976, with Lisbon, the nation's largest city, as its capital. The Constitution grants the division or separati… See more

Portugal is a developed and high-income country with a GDP per capita of 83% of the EU27 average in 2023 (an increase from 79% in 2022) and a HDI of 0.874 (the 42th highest in the world) in 2021. It holds the 14th larges… See more

Statistics Portugal (Portuguese: INE – Instituto Nacional de Estatística) estimates that, by 31 December 2022, the population was 10,467,366, of which 52.2% was female and 47.8% male. In 2024 the median life … See more

Portugal has developed a specific culture while being influenced by various civilizations that have crossed the European continent and Mediterranean, or were introduced when it played an active role during … See more