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 | PORTUGALgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Portugal |
| country code ISO: PT //; - FIPS: PO |
| location: Southwest Europe |
| time zone: 0 UT* [*= applying daylight saving time] |
| surface (land) area: 91831 sq.km = 35456 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 42°09'08" N / South: 36°58'23" N / East: 06°11'10" W / West: 09°29'45" W |
| borders (land): Spain, length 1215 km |
| borders (coastline): Atlantic Ocean, length 832 km |
| climate: mild maritime, close to the Mediterranean type |
| Government |
| independent since: ca 1140 ; 1640 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Lisboa |
| administrative division: district (18) + autonomous region (2) |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses (1991): 9862,540; (2001): 10355,824 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 10048,232; or: 10008,000 |
| population density: 113 per sq.km = 292 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 0,5% //; - doubling time: not applicable, exceeds 100 years |
| birth rate: 11 per 1000 |
| death rate: 10 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 1,4 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 12 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 7 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 76 years (male: 72; female: 80) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 21% //; - 15-59 years: 61% //; - 60+ years: 18% |
| urbanisation: 37 - 63% //; - urbanisation growth: 3% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 44% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Portuguese 98,3%; Cape Verdean 0,2%; Brazilian 0,2%; English 0,1%; others 1,2% |
| languages: Portuguese (official) |
| religious affiliation: Roman Catholic 92,2 - 94,5%; Protestant 0,6%; other Christian 0,6%; non-religious 3,8% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 3691 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 82% |
| people per physician: 317 |
| people per hospital bed: 247 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 100% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 53% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 18% |
| adult literacy: 87 - 92% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Euro = 100 cents (until 2002: Escudo = 100 centavos) |
| annual inflation rate: 5% |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 14270 per capita |
| GNI USD 11120 per capita //; - [ppp: 16990] |
| GDP growth: 2,5% |
| income: USD 5620 per capita |
| import: USD 34122 per capita //; - export: USD 23186 per capita |
| trade: USD 4836 per capita //; - or 59% of GDP |
| trade partners: ES DE FR IT GB |
| human development index: 0,874 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 28 |
| female labour force: 44% |
| unemployment: 4% |
| tourism: 12 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 35% //; - grass land: 9% //; - wooded area: 32% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 18% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 9% |
| agricultural products: potatoes, grapes, tomatoes, maize, wheat, olives, fruit, cork, rice, cabbages |
| livestock (million): asses: 0,1 / cattle: 1,2 / goats: 0,8 / pigs: 2,3 / poultry: 35 / sheep: 5,9 |
| fish catch: 207700 - 229100 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 25% //; - part of industry in GDP: 37% |
| industrial products: textiles, machinery, chemicals, food products (wine, fish), footwear, cork, wood pulp |
| mining products: limestone, granite, marble, copper, pyrite, salt, kaolin, tin, zinc, tungsten, uranium, iron |
| CO2 emission per capita: 5,5 |
| services: labour force: 57% //; - part of services in GDP: 54% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 2365 |
| electricity use (per capita): 3616 |
| annual water use (per capita): 739 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 68770, or 70167 km //; - of which paved: 86% //; - of which are motorways: 797 km |
| vehicles: 225 per 1000 |
| railways: 2794, or: 3549 km //; - railways passenger/km: 4869 |
| navigable inland waterways: 124, or 820 km |
| ownership telephone: 362 - 423 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 306 - 666 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 176 - 523 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 41 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 1490 |
| personal computers: 299 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains (mainland): Estrêla 1991 m, Santinha 1593, Larouco 1527, Gerês 1508, Marão 1416, Pedrada 1415, Montemuro 1381 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, or unknown |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): Alqueva, Castelo do Bode, Cabri |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Douro 330 km, Tejo (Tagus) 273, Mondego 234, Guadiana 260, Sado 180, Vouga 148, Cávado 129 |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Açores (highest mountain: Pico 2351 m), Madeira (highest mountain: Pico Ruivo 1862 m) |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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