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Portugal, officially Portuguese Republic, Country, on the west coast of the Iberian Peninsula, southwestern Europe. Area: 35,608 sq mi (92,225 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 10,578,000. Capital: Lisbon. Most of the people are Portuguese. Language: Portuguese (official).
Mar 22, 2024 · Portugal country profile. Portugal, a country with a rich history of seafaring and discovery, looks out from the Iberian peninsula into the Atlantic Ocean. When it handed over its last overseas ...
Apr 24, 2024 · A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy, and for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
