| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT 0 (Greenwich mean time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | Portuguese | Other languages: Mirandese |
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| Currency: |
euros (EUR) $1 = €0.89, £1 = €1.19 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .pt | International Dialling Code: 351 |
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For help planning your trip to Portugal including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Portugal trip planning page.
Further information on Portugal
Discover more about Portugal - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 92,391 sq km (440 sq km under water)
Coastline: 1,793 km (Atlantic Ocean)
Neighbours (border lengths): Spain (1,214km)
Highest mountain: Ponta do Pico (Pico or Pico Alto) on Ilha do Pico in the Azores (2,351m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Portugal from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Flawed democracy | 33/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Moderately Free | 64/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Satisfactory situation | 26/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Broad rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 31/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 21/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Portuguese Republic Status: Independent Country
Population: 10,813,834 (rank: 79/196) Density: 117 people/sq km (rank: 71/196)
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)
GDP (PPP): $243.3 billion GDP per capita: $22,900 (rank: 47/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.