Area:
total area 92,080 sq km
land area 91,640 sq Km
note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands
Land boundaries: Total 1,214 km, Spain 1,214 km
Coastline: 1,793 km
Climate: maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south
Terrain: mountainous north of Tagus, rolling plains in south
Natural Resources: fish, forests (cork), tungsten, iron ore, uranium ore, marble
Land utilization:
arable land 32%
permanent crops 6%
meadows and pastures 6%
forest and woodland 40%
other 16%
Irrigated land: 6,340 sq km (1989 est.)
Population: 10,524,210 (estimated July 1994)
Annual population growth: 0.36% (1994 est.)
Natality: 11.66 births/1,000 inhabitants (1994 est.)
Mortality: 9.7 deaths/1,000 inhabitants (1994 est.)
Net migration rate: 1.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 9.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population 75.2 years
male 71.77 years
female 78.86 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.46 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun Portuguese (singular and plural)
adjective Portuguese
Ethnic divisions: homogeneous Mediterranean stock in mainland, Azores, Madeira Islands; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000
Religions: Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant denominations 1%, other 2%
Language: Portuguese
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
total population 85%
male 89%
female 82%
Labor force: 4,605,700
by occupation services 45%, industry 35%, agriculture 20% (1988)