Religion
Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995)
Full Name
Portuguese Republic
Capital City
Lisbon
Area
Mainland Portugal occupies an area of 88,889 km2. It is 218 km wide and 561 km long.
Population
10,605,870 (July 2006 est.)
Time Zone
Continental Portugal and Madeira Island are on the Greenwich Time - five hours ahead of Eastern Time & eight ahead of Pacific Time
Currency
euro (€)
Electricity
The electric current in Portugal is 230/400 volts at a frequency of 50 hertz and sockets comply with European standards.
European plug with two circular metal pins
Weather Chart
Enjoying a mostly Mediterranean climate it is one of Europe’s warmest countries. With summer and spring lovely, sunny and warm; winter and autumn can be a little windy and cloudy.
National Holidays
Portugal Day (Day of Portugal), 10 June (1580); note - also called Camoes Day, the day that revered national poet Luis de Camoes (1524-80) died
Public Holidays
New Year's Day - 1st January
Carnaval Tuesday - February/March - day before Ash Wednesday
Good Friday - March/April
Liberty Day - 25 April - celebrating 1974 revolution
Labour Day - 1 May
Corpus Christi May/June - ninth Thursday after Easter
Feast of the Assumption - 15 August
Republic Day - 5 October - commemorating 1910 declaration of Portuguese Republic
All Saints' Day - 1 November
Independence Day - 1 December - commemorating 1640 restoration of independence from Spain
Feast of the Immaculate Conception - 8 December
Christmas Day 25 December |
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