Facts and Figures

Full name: Republic of Portugal

Nationality 
        noun: Portuguese
        adjective: Portuguese

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Area 
        total: 92,391 sq km
        land: 91,951 sq km
        water: 440 sq km

Population: 10,566,212 (July 2005 est.)

Ethnic groups 
        Portuguese 99,5%
        other 0,5%

Capital: Lisbon, population 564,657

Largest Cities
        Porto - 270,000
        Braga - 165,000 
        Coimbra - 150,000 
        Setubal - 115,000

Official Language 
        Portuguese (official)
        other and undesignated:  Mirandese (official - but locally used)

Religion 
        Roman Catholic 97% 
        1% Protestant 
        2% Other

Political system: parliamentary democracy

GDP: purchasing power parity - $188.7 billion (2004 est.)

GDP per head: $17,900 

Annual growth: 1.1% (2004 est.) 

GDP - composition by sector 
        agriculture: 5.9%
        industry: 30.2%
        services: 63.9% (2004 est.)

Inflation: 2.1% (2004 est.)

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