Facts and Statistics

Geographic Coordinates: 39 30 N, 8 00 W
Country: Portugal
Capital: Lisbon
Language: Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official – locally used)
Ethnic groups: 
96.3% Portuguese
3.7% Others
Immigrants from Portugal’s former colonies, including Brazil, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé e Príncipe, as well from Ukraine and Romania in eastern Europe.
Religions: Roman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9%
Government: Democratic Parliamentary Republic
Area: 92,000 sq km including Azores and Madeira Islands
Coastline: 1,793 km
Population: 10,291,027
Age structure:
0-14 years: 16.2 percent
15-64 years: 65.8 percent
65 years and over: 18 percent
Population growth rate: 0.21 percent
Birth rate: 9.94 births/1,000 population
Death rate: 10.8 deaths/1,000 population
Foreigners living legally in Portugal: approximately 445,000
Life expectancy at birth:
Total population: 78.54 years
Male: 75.28 years
Female: 82.01 years
Currency: € Euro
Time zone: GMT

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