Location: Europe
Capital City: Lisbon
Population: 10 million
Government: The constitutional government is one of four ‘organs’ of the Portuguese state, the other three being the President, the Assembly of the Republic and the courts.
Currency: Euro
Main Language: Portuguese
Main Religions: Catholic (the majority define themselves as Catholic but don’t attend church regularly)
Other Facts
The Vasco da Gama bridge is the longest in Europe at over 10 miles long. It is named after the Renaissance explorer and was opened on his 500th birthday.
Portugal is home to the largest casino in Europe, the Estoril casino, which opened in 1920.
Bullfighting is very popular in Portugal but unlike in Spain, it is illegal to kill the bull.
Portugal’s most famous culinary export is port wine which has been a popular alcoholic drink for centuries.
