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Portugal
Portuguese Republic
Quick facts
- Capital
- Lisbon
- Population
- 11 m
- Area
- 92,090 km²
- Region
- Southern Europe
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Currency
- Euro (€)
- Demonym
- Portuguese
- UN member
- Yes
How Portugal compares
Economy size$313 B
43rd of 178 worldwide · 3rd of 8 in Southern Europe
Income per person$29,292
42nd of 178 worldwide · 7th of 8 in Southern Europe
Life expectancy82.4 yrs
21st of 179 worldwide · 6th of 8 in Southern Europe
Internet access88.5%
64th of 179 worldwide · 7th of 8 in Southern Europe
Military spending$4.6 B
48th of 163 worldwide · 4th of 6 in Southern Europe
Highlights
GDP
$313 B
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$29,292
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
82.4 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
R&D spending
1.7%
Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.
Researchers (per million)
5,983
Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.
Resource rents
0.3%
World Bank2021
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
From a frontier county of the Reconquista to a seaborne empire, holding one of Europe's oldest borders.
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