LOCATION: Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain
AREA: 92,090 sq km
CAPITAL: Lisbon
POPULATION: 10,707,924
BIRTH RATE: 10.29 births/1,000
DEATH RATE: 10.68 deaths/1,000
LIFE EXPECTANCY: 78.21 years
RELIGION – Roman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other .3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9%
LANGUAGES: Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official – but locally used)
LITERACY RATE: age 15 and above can read and write (Male: 95.5%) (Female:91.3%)
Portugal
LOCATION: Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain
AREA: 92,090 sq km
CAPITAL: Lisbon
POPULATION: 10,707,924
BIRTH RATE: 10.29 births/1,000
DEATH RATE: 10.68 deaths/1,000
LIFE EXPECTANCY: 78.21 years
RELIGION – Roman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other .3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9%
LANGUAGES: Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official – but locally used)
LITERACY RATE: age 15 and above can read and write (Male: 95.5%) (Female:91.3%)