"This is my Beloved Blessed Fatherland"
92,212 km2 (36 % forests)
10 374 822 Inhabitants Capital Lisbon
1 national park (Peneda-Gerês, 72000 ha)
11 natural parks : Montesinho (75000 ha), Douro international (with Spain, 86500 ha), Alvao (7220 ha), Serra de Estrela (100000 ha), serra de Aire and Candeiros (34000 ha), Sintra- Cascais (23280 ha), Arrabida (10820 ha), serra de Sao Mamede (31750 ha), Guadiana (696000 ha), Sudoeste Alentejano e de la Costa Vicentina (74788 ha), Ria Formosa (18400 ha).
Highest peak: Mount Pico, Azores island, 2,351 m
National day : june 10, celebration in memory of the death (june 10, 1580) of the portuguese poet Luís de Camões
Currency: euro
Religion: 80 % catholic
Neighbouring country: Spain
National day : june 10, celebration in memory of the death (june 10, 1580) of the portuguese poet Luís de Camões
Currency: euro
Religion: 80 % catholic
Neighbouring country: Spain