Location - Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain
Capital - Lisbon
Official language(s) - Portuguese Recognised regional languages - Mirandese
Ethnic groups (2007) 96.87% Portuguese 3.13% other ethnicities
Government - Unitary Parlimantary Constitutional Republic President - Anibal Cavaco Silva Prime Minister - Pedro Passoos Coelho Assembly President - Assuncao Esteves Legislature - Assembly of the Republic
Formation - 868 Re-founding - 1095 Sovereignty - 24 June 1128 Kingdom - 25 July 1139 Recognized - 5 October 1143 Papal Recognition - 23 May 1179 Republic - 5 October 1910 Democracy - 25 April 1974
Area Total -92,210 km2 (111th) 35,603 sq mi Water (%) - 0.5
Population 2012 estimate - 10,581,949 (77th) 2011 census - 10,561,614
Density - 115/km2 (96th) 298/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2012 estimate Total - $244.960 billion Per capita - 22,99 GDP (nominal) 2012 estimate Total - $210.620 billion Per capita - $19,768