| Country (long form) |
Portuguese Republic |
| Capital |
Lisbon |
| Total Area |
35,672.36 sq mi
92,391.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than Indiana) |
| Population |
10,048,232 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
9,044,292 |
| Languages |
Portuguese |
| Literacy |
87.4% total, N/A% male, N/A% female |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995) |
| Life Expectancy |
72.24 male, 79.49 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
parliamentary democracy |
| Currency |
1 Portuguese escudo (Esc) = 100 centavos |
| GDP (per capita) |
$15,300 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
textiles and footwear; wood pulp, paper, and cork; metalworking; oil refining; chemicals; fish canning; wine; tourism |
| Agriculture |
grain, potatoes, olives, grapes; sheep, cattle, goats, poultry, beef, dairy products |
| Arable Land |
26% |
| Natural Resources |
fish, forests (cork), tungsten, iron ore, uranium ore, marble, arable land, hydro power |
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