Portugal

country in Southwestern Europe
Country sovereign_state Q45
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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

Portugal

Summary

Portugal is a sovereign state[1]. Portugal draws 45,667 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #56 of 197).[2]

Key Facts

  • Portugal was a member of European Union[3].
  • Portugal was a member of United Nations[4].
  • Portugal is in the country of Portugal[5].
  • Portugal is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[6].
  • Portugal's head of government is recorded as Luís Montenegro[7].
  • Portugal is on the continent of Europe[8].
  • Portugal's instance of is recorded as sovereign state[9].
  • Portugal's instance of is recorded as country[10].
  • Portugal's instance of is recorded as Q140892892[11].
  • Portugal's head of state is recorded as Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa[12].
  • Portugal's head of state is recorded as António José Seguro[13].
  • Portugal's capital is recorded as Lisbon[14].
  • Portugal's official language is recorded as Portuguese[15].
  • Portugal's official language is recorded as Mirandese[16].
  • Portugal's currency is recorded as euro[17].
  • Portugal's shares border with is recorded as Spain[18].
  • Portugal's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .pt[19].
  • Portugal's basic form of government is recorded as republic[20].
  • Portus Cale is named after Portugal[21].
  • Portugal's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lisbon[22].
  • Portugal's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Leiria[23].
  • Portugal's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Santarém[24].
  • Portugal's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Setúbal[25].
  • Portugal's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Beja[26].
  • Portugal's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Faro[27].

Body

Geography

Portugal is in the country of Portugal[5]. Portugal is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[6]. Portugal is on the continent of Europe[8]. Portugal is part of South-West Europe[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state[9], country[10], and Q140892892[11].

History and Context

Portus Cale is named after Portugal[21].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Portugal include orange[29], a fruit[30]; Portuguese[31], a human population[32]; Dutch–Portuguese War[33], a colonial war[34]; Portuguese Diamond[35], a diamond[36]; Poortugaal[37], a village[38], in Netherlands[39]; Galinha à Portuguesa[40]; April in Portugal[41], a musical work/composition[42]; and Portuguese Opening[43], a chess opening[44].

Why It Matters

Portugal draws 45,667 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #56 of 197).[2] Portugal has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Portugal is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Portugal is credited with the discovery of Chã das Caldeiras[47], a village[48], in Cape Verde[49]. Entities named for Portugal include orange[29], a fruit[30]; Portuguese[31], a human population[32]; Dutch–Portuguese War[33], a colonial war[34]; Portuguese Diamond[35], a diamond[36]; Poortugaal[37], a village[38], in Netherlands[39]; and Galinha à Portuguesa[40].

FAQs

What did Portugal discover?

Portugal is credited as discoverer of Chã das Caldeiras[47].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [28] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · GregMcCollum · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of greece id 10229
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3348]]: 10229, add P3348 claim: 10229"
  2. 4w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of sovereign state, country, colonial power +1
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  3. 6w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates of geographic center {'latitude': 39.3999, 'longitude': -8.2245}
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  4. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id 0002836
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  5. 7w 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 */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Portogallo.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
  6. 7w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lille norske leksikon id Portugal
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12721]]: Portugal, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/166537248|Portugal (#166537248)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6325|Lille norske leksikon"
  7. 7w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id 12299
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 12299, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167483427|PORTUGAL (#167483427)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mi"
  8. 7w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Demonym Portugees, Португалац, Португалка +46
    Biblissima authority id pdfTeX
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q26863, Import ID Biblissima V2 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/74d891b831c|details]])"
  9. 8w ago · Paucabot · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Anthem
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P85]]: [[Q161049]]"
  10. 10w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 78932
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  11. 11w ago · Thomas Kerboul (BGE) · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eska.pl topic id tg-AQ7A-36GT-vSeC
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  12. 12w ago · LadyData · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 Locations/Portugal
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Locations/Portugal, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293245806|Portugal (#293245806)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7990|Giant Bomb "
  13. 13w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id g0002143-Portugalsko
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: g0002143-Portugalsko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  14. 14w ago · محک · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language República Portuguesa, la République portugaise, Komara Portûgalê
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1559]]: Portugalská republika"
  15. 16w ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag portugal
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: portugal, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289948943|portugal (#289948943)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
  16. 18w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbnl country id portu01
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  17. 18w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sancho el sabio foundation id
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  18. 18w ago · Johshh · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image needs reharvest
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://portugal.gov.pt"
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