Capital:
Lisbon
Area:
92,000 sq km / 35,521 sq ml
Language:
Portuguese
Currency:
Euro - formerly Escudo
Population:
10,102,022
Life expectancy:
71 (men), 78 (women)
Literacy rate:
89% (men), 82% (women)
Religions:
97% Roman Catholic
Physical features:
Serra da Estrêla mountains in the north, plains in the south
Ethnic distribution:
Most of the population is descended from the Caucasoid peoples who once inhabited the whole of the Iberian peninsula
Exports:
Textiles, clothing, footwear, pulp and waste paper, tinned fish, electrical equipment, wine
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