PORTUGAL

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Portugal People

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

PEOPLE OF PORTUGAL

Age Structure 0-14 years:

16.5% (male 914,480/female 837,525)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

66.3% (male 3,501,206/female 3,551,706)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

17.3% (male 757,220/female 1,080,699) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

38.8 years

Median Age - male:

36.7 years

Median Age - female:

41 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

0.334% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

10.59 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

10.56 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

3.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.07 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.092 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.986 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.701 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.946 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

77.87 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

74.6 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

81.36 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Portuguese (singular and plural)

Ethnic Groups:

homogeneous Mediterranean stock; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000; since 1990 East Europeans have entered Portugal

Religions:

Roman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9% (2001 census)

Languages:

Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used)