Two vertical bands of green (hoist side, two-fifths) and red (three-fifths) with the Portuguese coat of arms centered on the dividing line.

Lisbon

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.

10,084,245 (July 2002 est.)

Portuguese

39° 30' N, 8° 00' W

92,391 sq. km
includes Azores and Madeira Islands

91,951 sq. km

440 sq. km

1,214 km

Spain 1,214 km

1,793 km

Atlantic Ocean 0 m - Ponta do Pico (Pico or Pico Alto) on Ilha do Pico in the Azores 2,351 m

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euro (EUR)

Portuguese Republic

Portugal

Republica Portuguesa

Portugal

1143 (independent republic proclaimed 5 October 1910)

25 April 1976, revised 30 October 1982, 1 June 1989, 5 November 1992, and 3 September 1997

parliamentary democracy

Portugal Day, 10 June (1580)