Portugal β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Portugal covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Portugal
The capital of Portugal is Lisbon. It has a population of approximately 10.7M. The country covers an area of 92,090 kmΒ². It is located in Southern Europe.
Portuguese is the official language of 9 countries across Africa, South America, and Asia.
Geography
Portugal is a country in Southern Europe, part of the Europe region. It covers an area of approximately 92,090 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Spain, totalling 1 neighbour.
Demographics & Languages
Portugal has a population of approximately 10,749,635 people. Population density is around 116.7 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include Portuguese, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Portuguese.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Portugal reports a nominal GDP of about $313.3 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 5.7% of GDP in 1994. The official currency is the euro (EUR, symbol β¬). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 0.86 EUR.
Culture & Time
Portugal spans 2 time zones (including UTC-01:00, UTC). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.pt.
Government & Status
The capital of Portugal is Lisbon. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +351. Its FIFA country code is POR, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is PT.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.