Facts for the Traveller

Population: 10400000
Area: 92391km²
Capital: Lisbon (pop 720,000)
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Country dialing code: 351
Weights & Measures system: Metric
Electricity: 220V, 50Hz
Government type: parliamentary democracy
President: Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Prime Minister: José Socrates

Religions:

97% Roman Catholic, 2% Protestant, 1% other

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