Capital: Lisbon

Continent: Europe

Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain

Climate: maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south

Population: 10,605,870 (July 2006 est.)

Languages: Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used)

Religions: Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995)

Currency: Euro