Portugal Geography

Country Name: Portuguese Republic

Capital City: Lisbon

Population: 10,605,870 (2006)

Population Growth: 0.36% (2006)

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Languages: Portuguese, Mirandese(locally)

Area: 92,391 sq km

Inflation Rate: 2.5% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 7.6% (2005)

Domain extension: .pt

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF PORTUGAL

Location:

Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain

Geographic Co-ordinates:

39 30 N, 8 00 W

Area - total:

92,391 sq km

Area - total:

92,391 sq km

Area - land:

91,951 sq km

Area - water:

440 sq km

Land Boundaries:

1,214 km

Border Countries:

Spain 1,214 km

Terrain:

mountainous north of the Tagus River, rolling plains in south

Elevation - highest point:

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

Elevation - lowest point:

Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources:

fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, hydropower

Arable Land:

17.29%

Permanent Crops:

7.84%

Other Land Use:

74.87% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

Azores subject to severe earthquakes