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 Portugal 
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Two vertical bands of green (hoist side, two-fifths) and red (three-fifths) with the Portuguese coat of arms centered on the dividing line.
 
          Portugal          
 
 Portugal 
 Capital: 
Lisbon
 Administrative
 divisions: 
18 districts (distritos, singular - distrito) and 2 autonomous regions* (regioes autonomas, singular - regiao autonoma): Aveiro, Acores (Azores)*, Beja, Braga, Braganca, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa, Madeira*, Portalegre, Porto, Santarem, Setubal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, and Viseu.
 Population: 
10,084,245 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
Portuguese
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
39° 30' N, 8° 00' W
 Area total: 
92,391 sq. km
includes Azores and Madeira Islands
 Land area: 
91,951 sq. km
 Water area: 
440 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
1,214 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Spain 1,214 km
 Coastline: 
1,793 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Atlantic Ocean 0 m - Ponta do Pico (Pico or Pico Alto) on Ilha do Pico in the Azores 2,351 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.pt
 Currency: 
euro (EUR)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Portuguese Republic
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Portugal
 Name - local
 long form: 
Republica Portuguesa
 Name - local
 short form: 
Portugal
 Independence: 
1143 (independent republic proclaimed 5 October 1910)
 Constitution: 
25 April 1976, revised 30 October 1982, 1 June 1989, 5 November 1992, and 3 September 1997
 Government
 type: 
parliamentary democracy
 National
 holiday: 
Portugal Day, 10 June (1580)
 
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