Population: 10,642,836
Capital: Lisbon
Time Zone: UTC+0
Currency Name: euro (EUR)
Government Type: Parliamentary democracy
Languages: Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used)
Ethnic Breakdown: 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
Religion: Roman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9%
Major Cities: Lisbon, Porto
Phone Country Code: 351
Health Concerns:
Official Tourism Website: http://www.visitportugal.com/
High Travel Season: June - August
Voltage: 230 V - 50 Hz
Electrical Plug Type: c, f
Major Holidays: January 1 (New Year's Day), Mardi Gras, Easter, April 25 (Carnation Revolution), May 1 (Labor Day), Corpus Christi, June 10 (National Day), August 15 (Assumption of Mary), October 5 (Proclamation of the Republic), November 1 (All Saints Day), December 1 (Restoration of Independence), December 8 (Immaculate Conception), December 25 (Christmas Day)
Misc Fact / Good to Know: Had the Richter Scale been invented then, the great earthquake which all but destroyed Lisbon on 1 November 1755 would have registered a massive 8.9.
