Portugal

country in Southwestern Europe
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Portugal is a country in Europe[1] established on July 25, 1139. Its capital is Lisbon[2], and it has two official languages: Portuguese and Mirandese[3]. The country spans an area of 92,000 square kilometers[4].

Portugal had a population of 10.3 million as of 2021[5]. It remains a defined geographic and political entity within its borders.

World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain
Climate
maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south
Terrain
the west-flowing Tagus River divides the country: the north is mountainous toward the interior, while the south is characterized by rolling plains
Natural resources
fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, hydropower
People & Society
Languages
Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official, but locally used)
Religions
Catholic 68.1%, not applicable 12.9%, no religion 12.0%, no response 2.2%, Protestant 1.8%, other 1.0%; less than 1%: other Christians, Orthodox, Muslim (2021 est.)
Government
Government type
semi-presidential republic
Independence
1143 (Kingdom of Portugal recognized); 1 December 1640 (independence reestablished after 60 years of Spanish rule); 5 October 1910 (republic proclaimed)
National holiday
Portugal Day (Dia de Portugal), 10 June (1580)
Legal system
civil law system; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$448.226 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$41,900 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
1.9% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.4% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
6.4% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
Spain 21%, France 11%, Germany 10%, USA 8%, UK 5% (2023)
Imports - partners
Spain 33%, Germany 11%, France 7%, Netherlands 5%, China 5% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Key Facts

  • Member of: European Union[3], United Nations[4]
  • Country: Portugal[5]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[6]
  • Head of government: Luís Montenegro[7]
  • Continent: Europe[8]
  • Instance of: country[9], country sometimes considered transcontinental[10]
  • Head of state: Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa[11], António José Seguro[12]
  • Capital: Lisbon[13]
  • Official language: Portuguese[14], Mirandese[15]
  • Currency: euro[16]
  • Shares border with: Spain[17]
  • Top-level Internet domain: .pt[18]
  • Basic form of government: republic[19]
  • Named after: Portus Cale[20]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Lisbon[21], Leiria[22], Santarém[23], Setúbal[24], Beja[25], Faro[26], Évora[27], Portalegre[28], Castelo Branco[29], Guarda[30], Coimbra[31], Aveiro[32], Viseu[33], Bragança[34]
  • Follows: Kingdom of Portugal[35]
  • Flag: flag of Portugal[36]
  • Legislative body: Assembly of the Republic[37]
  • Executive body: Government of Portugal[38]
  • Highest judicial authority: Portuguese Supreme Court of Justice[39]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms of Portugal[40]
  • Part of: South-West Europe[41]
  • Commons category: Portugal[42]
  • Licence plate code: P[43]
  • Patron saint: Saint George[44]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Portugal include orange[45], a fruit[46]; Portuguese[47], a human population[48]; Dutch–Portuguese War[49], a colonial war[50]; Portuguese Diamond[51], a diamond[52]; Poortugaal[53], a village[54], in Netherlands[55]; Galinha à Portuguesa[56]; April in Portugal[57], a musical work/composition[58]; and Portugal Current[59], an ocean current[60].

Why It Matters

Portugal has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Portugal is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

Portugal is credited with the discovery of Chã das Caldeiras[63], a village[64], in Cape Verde[65]. Entities named for Portugal include orange[45], a fruit[46]; Portuguese[47], a human population[48]; Dutch–Portuguese War[49], a colonial war[50]; Portuguese Diamond[51], a diamond[52]; Poortugaal[53], a village[54], in Netherlands[55]; and Galinha à Portuguesa[56].

FAQs

What did Portugal discover?

Portugal is credited as discoverer of Chã das Caldeiras[63].

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: Portugal, update metadata from fandom API ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/fb2d267272cf|details]])"
  2. 7d ago · Tomodachi94 · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → portugal:Portugal, europe:Portugal, countries:Portugal +3
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: historica:Portugal, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/300022940|Portugal (#300022940)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8197|Historica Wi"
  3. 7d ago · Liber008 · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    British museum place id → x21157
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ British museum place id: x21157, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/328351404|Portugal (#328351404)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8589|British Museum plac"
  4. 9d ago · Sadads · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14968 → Athabasca River
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14968: Q2216, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/291586|batch #291586]]"
  5. 9d ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diplomatic relation → Italy, Brazil, Germany +32
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Diplomatic relation: Romania"
  6. 14d ago · Elisabetta Viti2 · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 371
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'ady', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', 'ann', '
    Estonian subject thesaurus id → 132472
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Estonian subject thesaurus id: 132472, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167986453|Portugal (riik) (#167986453)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6387|Estoni"
  7. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000798
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54972|batch #54972]]"
  8. 5w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Global anabaptist mennonite encyclopedia online id → Portugal
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||bn, ca, es, it, kea, nan, new, nqo, ru, th, mul, en, nl, pt-br, pt, gl, fi, mwl, de, en-us, gv, kcg, ko, ami, mos, gpe */ Cleanup: remove self_state"
  9. 7w ago · GregMcCollum · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of greece id → 10229
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ National library of greece id: 10229, add P3348 claim: 10229"
  10. 11w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → sovereign state, country, colonial power +1
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  11. 12w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates of geographic center → {'lat': 39.3999, 'lon': -8.2245}
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  12. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000798
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  13. 13w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Portugal.ogg, Nl-Portugal.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Portugalia.wav +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Portogallo.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
  14. 13w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lille norske leksikon id → Portugal
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Lille norske leksikon id: Portugal, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/166537248|Portugal (#166537248)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6325|Lille norske lek"
  15. 13w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 12299
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 12299, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167483427|PORTUGAL (#167483427)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]]"
  16. 13w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Demonym → {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Portugees'}, {'lang': 'sr', 'text': 'Португалац'}, {'lang': 'sr', 'text': 'Португалка'} +46
    Biblissima authority id → pdfTeX
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  17. 14w ago · Paucabot · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Anthem → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Anthem: A Portuguesa"
  18. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 78932
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  19. 17w ago · Thomas Kerboul (BGE) · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eska.pl topic id → tg-AQ7A-36GT-vSeC
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  20. 19w ago · LadyData · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Portugal
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Locations/Portugal, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293245806|Portugal (#293245806)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7990|Giant Bomb "
  21. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0002143-Portugalsko
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: g0002143-Portugalsko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  22. 20w ago · محک · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'República Portuguesa'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'la République portugaise'}, {'lang': 'ku', 'text': 'Komara Portûgalê'}
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Name in native language: Portugalská republika"
  23. 23w ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → portugal
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: portugal, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289948943|portugal (#289948943)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
  24. 24w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbnl country id → portu01
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Dbnl country id: portu01, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257631|batch #257631]]"
  25. 24w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  26. 25w ago · Johshh · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image needs reharvest → —
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    Official website → https://portugal.gov.pt
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Official website: https://portugal.gov.pt"
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