Portugal
Southern EuropeEurope
The most westerly country of mainland Europe, a land of seafarers looking out over the Atlantic. You will find Portugal in Southern Europe. The capital is Lisbon. About 10 million people live in the country.
- Capital
- Lisbon
- People
- 10 million
- Size
- 91,000 km²
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Around 1498 the Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama found the sea route from Europe to India.
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More than 250 million people speak Portuguese. Most of them live in Brazil.
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About half of all the cork in the world comes from Portugal.
Compare with
Size
Portugal91,000 km²
United Kingdom240,000 km²You could fit Portugal into the United Kingdom about 2.6 times.
People
Portugal10 millionUnited Kingdom67 millionAbout 6.5 times as many people live in the United Kingdom as in Portugal.
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- Lisbon
- Porto
- Braga
- Setúbal
- Coimbra
- Cacém
- Felgueiras
- Évora
- Aveiro
- Monsanto
- Figueira da Foz
- Leiria
- Ponte de Lima
- Faro
- Sesimbra
- Guimarães
- Portimão
- Cascais
- Beja
- Esposende
- Bragança
- Lagos
- Castelo Branco
- Espinho
- Guarda
- Montijo
- Charneca de Caparica
- Santarém
- Póvoa de Varzim
- Póvoa de Santa Iria
- Caldas da Rainha
- Viseu
- Quinta Do Conde
- Torres Vedras
- Quarteira
- Arcos de Valdevez
- São João da Madeira
- Bougado
- Azambuja
- Arouca
- Baião
- Laranjeiro
- Entroncamento
- Paredes
- Monção
- Vila Real
- Portalegre
- Viana do Castelo
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One country borders Portugal.
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