Largest Cities |
City |
Population |
Estimated |
Lisbon |
558,100 |
2002 |
Porto |
263,600 |
2002 |
Amadora |
175,200 |
2002 |
Key Data |
Region: |
Europe |
Population: |
10,343,000 October 2002 |
Area Total: |
92,080 km2 |
Area Land: |
91,640 km2 |
Coast Line: |
1,793 km km |
Capital: |
Lisbon |
Climate: |
Maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north,
warmer and drier in south |
Languages: |
Portuguese |
Currency: |
1 Euro = 100 cents |
Holiday: |
Day of Portugal, 10 June (1580) |
Average Daily Temperature |
Capital: |
Lisbon |
January: |
10.5°C / 50.9°F |
July: |
21.5°C / 70.7°F |
Annual Rainfall: |
695.96mm / 27.4'' |
Boundaries |
Spain: |
1,214km |
Ethnic Divisions |
Homogenous Mediterranean stock |
n/a |
Citizens of black African descent |
n/a |
Religions |
Roman Catholic |
94% |
Protestant |
n/a |
other |
n/a |
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