GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)

(Estimated 2011): $241.9 billion (US$) or (GBP)

GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $23,200 (US$) or (GBP)

 

GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States) 

 (Estimated 2011): $246.9 (US$) or (GBP)

GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $23,200 (US$) or (GBP)

 

Capital: Lisbon

Population (Estimated July 2012): 10,781,459

Area: 92,094km² or 35,558mi²

Currency: Euro (€)

Official Language: Portuguese

Political Information: Parliamentary Republic

Official Religion: No Official Religion
(approximately 84.5% of the population are Roman Catholic, 2.2% have other Christian beliefs, 9.3% have other or unknown religious beliefs and 3.9% have no religious beliefs)

Highest Mountain: Ponta do Pico at 2,351m or 7,713ft

Largest River:

 

Time Zone (GMT/UTC): GMT

Wildlife:

 

 

Counties/Provinces/States: 18 districts (distritos, singular - distrito) and 2 autonomous regions* (regioes autonomas, singular - regiao autonoma); Aveiro, Acores (Azores)*, Beja, Braga, Braganca, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa (Lisbon), Madeira*, Portalegre, Porto, Santarem, Setubal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, Viseu

 

Leaders: President Aníbal Cavaco Silva with Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho.

 

Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.