| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Area | 92,090 km² |
| Continent | Europe |
| Land area | 91,470 km² |
| Water area | 620 km² |
| Land boundaries | 1,224 km |
| Border countries |
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| Coastline | 1,793 km |
| Mean elevation | 372 m |
| Lowest point | 0 m |
| Highest point | 2,351 m |
| People | |
| Population | 10,302,674 |
| Official languages |
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| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Government | |
| Long country name | Portuguese Republic |
| Short country name | Portugal |
| Long local name | Republica Portuguesa |
| Short local name | Portugal |
| Former name | Add |
| Government type | Semi-presidential republic |
| Capital | Lisbon |
| Economy | |
| GDP (PPP) | 314,100,000,000 USD |
| GDP (OER) | 218,000,000,000 USD |
| GDP (real growth rate) | 2.7 % |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) | 30,500 USD |
| Gross national saving | 16.8 % of GDP |
| Labor force | 5,233,000 |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9 % |
| Population below poverty line | 19 % |
| Budget revenues | 93,550,000,000 USD |
| Budget expenditures | 100,000,000,000 USD |
| Military expenditures | 1.52 % of GDP |
| Taxes and other revenues | 42.9 % of GDP |
| Budget surplus or deficit | -3 % of GDP |
| Public debt | 125.7 % of GDP |
| Inflation rate | 1.6 % |
| Central bank discount rate | 0 % |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate | 3.21 % |
| Stock of narrow money | 106,800,000,000 USD |
| Stock of broad money | 106,800,000,000 USD |
| Stock of domestic credit | 356,800,000,000 USD |
| Market value of publicly traded shares | 59,840,000,000 USD |
| Current account balance | 993,000,000 USD |
| Exports | 61,000,000,000 USD |
| Imports | 74,730,000,000 USD |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | 26,110,000,000 USD |
| External debt | 449,000,000,000 USD |
| National currency | euros |
| National currency (code) | EUR |
| National currency (symbol) | € |
| National currency rate to USD | 0.885 |
Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy, and for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.