Portugal Facts & Figures

Adulthood: 18

Annual per capita income: $US18,000 (2003 estimate)

Area: 92,391 km2

Biggest City: Lisbon

Capital: Lisbon

Cars: 321 per 1000 inhabitants (1998 estimate)

Currency: euro EUR (prev. Portuguese escudo)

Driving: On the right

Drugs: All illicit drugs decriminalized in 2001; fines for possession

Economic growth in 2003: -1.3%

Electricity: 220 AC, 50 cycles

Ethnic groups: 97.9% Portuguese

Football Association: FPF, Federação Portuguesa de Futebol

Football League: I Divisao/ II Divisao de Honra

Government: parliamentary democracy

Highest Mountain: Pico, Azores 2351m

International access code: +351

Internet country code: .pt

Internet users: 4.4 million

Main export partners:
EU 74% (Spain 22.7%, Germany 15.2%, France 12.9%, UK 10.5%)

Main imports partners:
EU 79% (Spain 29.1%, Germany 14.7%, France 9.9%, Italy 6.4%, UK 4.9%)

Military: conscription end in 2004; now voluntary

Mobile phones: 9,341,400 (2003)

National team uniform: red and green

Population density: 109.1 per km2

Population: 10,524,145 (July 2004 estimate)

Principal cities & populations:
Lisbon 559,400
Porto 264,200
Amadora 175,600
Braga 114,500
Setubal 114,000
Coimbra 103,200
Funchal 103,000

Pro soccer teams: 36 in 2 divisions

Ruling party: Socialist Party (Partido Socialista)

Stock market: Euronext

Time: GMT (Daylight saving time (DST) March 30-October 26 2003)

Tourism (visitors 2002): 27.1 million

Unemployment: 6.4% (2003 estimate)

Urban population: 38% (2000 estimate)

Video system: PAL

Wettest month: January (in Lisbon)

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