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Communications

Broadcast media [time series]

Radio e Televisao de Portugal (RTP),the publicly-owned TV broadcaster, operates 2 domestic channels and external service channels to Africa; overall, roughly 40 domestic TV stations; viewers have widespread access to international broadcasters with more than half of all households connected to multi-channel cable or satellite TV systems; publicly owned radio operates 3 national networks and provides regional and external services; several privately owned national radio stations and some 300 regional and local commercial radio stations (2008)

Internet country code [time series]

.pt

Internet users (Internet hosts) [time series]

3.748 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 28

Internet users [time series]

5.168 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 45

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: Portugal's telephone system has a state-of-the-art network with broadband, high-speed capabilities domestic: integrated network of coaxial cables, open-wire, microwave radio relay, and domestic satellite earth stations international: country code - 351; a combination of submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, North and East Africa, South Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the US; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to Azores (2010)

Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones - main lines in use) [time series]

4.558 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 35

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

12.312 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 70

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

grain, potatoes, tomatoes, olives, grapes; sheep, cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, dairy products; fish

Budget [time series]

revenues: $95.49 billion expenditures: $106.8 billion (2013 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]

-5.1% of GDP (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 170

Central bank discount rate [time series]

0.75% (31 December 2013) country comparison to the world: 130 1.5% (31 December 2010) note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]

6% (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 128 6.37% (31 December 2012 est.)

Current account balance [time series]

$1 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 49 -$3.365 billion (2012 est.)

Debt - external [time series]

$508.3 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 26 $482.2 billion (31 December 2011)

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income (Distribution of family income - Gini index) [time series]

38.5 (2007) country comparison to the world: 71 35.6 (1995)

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

Portugal has become a diversified and increasingly service-based economy since joining the European Community - the EU's predecessor - in 1986. Over the following two decades, successive governments privatized many state-controlled firms and liberalized key areas of the economy, including the financial and telecommunications sectors. The country qualified for the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in 1998 and began circulating the euro on 1 January 2002 along with 11 other EU members. The economy grew by more than the EU average for much of the 1990s, but the rate of growth slowed in 2001-08. The economy contracted in 2009, and fell again from 2011 to 2013, as the government implemented spending cuts and tax increases to comply with conditions of an EU-IMF financial rescue package, signed in May 2011. Austerity measures also have contributed to record unemployment and a wave of emigration not seen since the 1960s. Booming exports will contribute to growth and employment in 2014, but the need to continue to reduce private- and public-sector debt could weigh on consumption and investment. The government of Pedro PASSOS COELHO has stated its intention to reduce labor market rigidity, and, this, along with steps to trim the budget deficit, could make Portugal more attractive to foreign investors. The government reduced the budget deficit from 10.1% of GDP in 2009 to 5.1% in 2013, lower than the EU-IMF fiscal target of 5.5%. Despite these efforts, public debt has continued to grow and, in 2013, stands among the highest in the EU. As a result, the government may have difficulty regaining full bond market financing when the EU-IMF financing program expires in May 2014.

Exchange rates [time series]

euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.7634 (2013 est.) 0.7752 (2012 est.) 0.755 (2010 est.) 0.7198 (2009 est.) 0.6827 (2008 est.)

Exports [time series]

$61 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 54 $58.29 billion (2012 est.)

Exports - commodities [time series]

agricultural products, food products, wine, oil products, chemical products, plastics and rubber, hides, leather, wood and cork, wood pulp and paper, textile materials, clothing, footwear, machinery and tools, base metals

Exports - partners [time series]

Spain 22.7%, Germany 12.4%, France 11.9%, Angola 6.5%, UK 5.3%, Netherlands 4.2% (2012)

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$219.3 billion (2013 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]

$243.3 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 54 $247.7 billion (2012 est.) $256 billion (2011 est.) note: data are in 2013 US dollars

GDP - composition, by end use [time series]

household consumption: 64.8% government consumption: 18.1% investment in fixed capital: 15.5% investment in inventories: -0.4% exports of goods and services: 42% imports of goods and services: -40% (2013 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]

agriculture: 2.6% industry: 22.2% services: 75.2% (2013 est.)

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]

$22,900 (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 64 $23,400 (2012 est.) $24,000 (2011 est.) note: data are in 2013 US dollars

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

-1.8% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 212 -3.2% (2012 est.) -1.3% (2011 est.)

Gross national saving [time series]

15.4% of GDP (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 108 15% of GDP (2012 est.) 11.3% of GDP (2011 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: 3.1% highest 10%: 28.4% (1995 est.)

Imports [time series]

$59 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 51 $72.35 billion (2012 est.)

Imports - commodities [time series]

agricultural products, chemical products, vehicles and other transport material, optical and precision instruments, computer accessories and parts, semi-conductors and related devices, oil products, base metals, food products, textile materials

Imports - partners [time series]

Spain 32%, Germany 11.5%, France 6.7%, Italy 5.3%, Netherlands 4.9% (2012)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

-1% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 174

Industries [time series]

textiles, clothing, footwear, wood and cork, paper, chemicals, auto parts, base metals, porcelain and ceramics, glassware, technology, telecommunications; dairy products, wine, other foodstuffs; ship construction and refurbishment; tourism

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

0.4% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 14 2.8% (2012 est.)

Labor force [time series]

5.395 million (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 70

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

agriculture: 11.7% industry: 28.5% services: 59.8% (2009 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]

$65.53 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 44 $61.69 billion (31 December 2011) $82 billion (31 December 2010 est.)

Population below poverty line [time series]

18% (2006)

Public debt [time series]

127.8% of GDP (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 6 123.6% of GDP (2012 est.) note: data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]

$22.66 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 55 $21.34 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of broad money [time series]

$283.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 32 $301.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad [time series]

$71.26 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 32 $71.26 billion (31 December 2012 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home [time series]

$121.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 38 $117.2 billion (31 December 2012 est.)

Stock of domestic credit [time series]

$408.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 31 $433.6 billion (31 December 2012 est.)

Stock of narrow money [time series]

$86.57 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 37 $88.92 billion (31 December 2012 est.) note: see entry for the European Union for money supply in the euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 17 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders

Taxes and other revenues [time series]

43.5% of GDP (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 25

Unemployment rate [time series]

16.8% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 147 15.7% (2012 est.)

Energy

Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]

54.17 million Mt (2011 est.)

Crude oil - exports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 169

Crude oil - imports [time series]

222,300 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 31

Crude oil - production [time series]

5,250 bbl/day (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 98

Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]

0 bbl (1 January 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 177

Electricity - consumption [time series]

50.26 billion kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 47

Electricity - exports [time series]

2.873 billion kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 36

Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]

49% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 157

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]

21.5% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 87

Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 163

Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]

24.1% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 6

Electricity - imports [time series]

10.76 billion kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 20

Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]

18.92 million kW (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 39

Electricity - production [time series]

49.92 billion kWh (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 52

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

5.143 billion cu m (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 61

Natural gas - exports [time series]

0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 166

Natural gas - imports [time series]

5.185 billion cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 35

Natural gas - production [time series]

4.904 billion cu m (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 52

Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]

0 cu m (1 January 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 184

Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]

259,700 bbl/day (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 48

Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]

61,010 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 57

Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]

84,080 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 55

Refined petroleum products - production [time series]

252,200 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 49

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 92,090 sq km country comparison to the world: 111 land: 91,470 sq km water: 620 sq km note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands

Area - comparative [time series]

slightly smaller than Indiana

Climate [time series]

maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south

Coastline [time series]

1,793 km

Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]

lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Ponta do Pico (Pico or Pico Alto) on Ilha do Pico in the Azores 2,351 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

soil erosion; air pollution caused by industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution, especially in coastal areas

International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]

party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Environmental Modification

Total water withdrawal (Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)) [time series]

total: 8.46 cu km/yr (12%/18%/69%) per capita: 812 cu m/yr (2005)

Geographic coordinates [time series]

39 30 N, 8 00 W

Geography - note [time series]

Azores and Madeira Islands occupy strategic locations along western sea approaches to Strait of Gibraltar

Irrigated land [time series]

5,837 sq km (2007)

Land boundaries [time series]

total: 1,214 km border countries: Spain 1,214 km

Land use [time series]

arable land: 11.88% permanent crops: 7.71% other: 80.41% (2011)

Location [time series]

Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain

Map references [time series]

Europe

Maritime claims [time series]

territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation

Natural hazards [time series]

Azores subject to severe earthquakes volcanism: limited volcanic activity in the Azores Islands; Fayal or Faial (elev. 1,043 m) last erupted in 1958; most volcanoes have not erupted in centuries; historically active volcanoes include Agua de Pau, Furnas, Pico, Picos Volcanic System, San Jorge, Sete Cidades, and Terceira

Natural resources [time series]

fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, hydropower

Terrain [time series]

mountainous north of the Tagus River, rolling plains in south

Total renewable water resources [time series]

68.7 cu km (2011)

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

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

Capital [time series]

name: Lisbon geographic coordinates: 38 43 N, 9 08 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Constitution [time series]

several previous; latest adopted 2 April 1976, effective 25 April 1976; amended several times, last in 2005 (2013)

Country name [time series]

conventional long form: Portuguese Republic conventional short form: Portugal local long form: Republica Portuguesa local short form: Portugal

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Robert A. SHERMAN (since 12 February 2014) embassy: Avenida das Forcas Armadas, 1600-081 Lisbon mailing address: Apartado 43033, 1601-301 Lisboa; PSC 83, APO AE 09726 telephone: [351] (21) 727-3300 FAX: [351] (21) 726-9109 consulate(s): Ponta Delgada (Azores)

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Nuno Filipe Alves Salvador e BRITO (since 10 February 2011) chancery: 2012 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036 telephone: [1] (202) 350-5400 FAX: [1] (202) 462-3726 consulate(s) general: Boston, New York, Newark (NJ), San Francisco consulate(s): New Bedford (MA), Providence (RI)

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Anibal CAVACO SILVA (since 9 March 2006) head of government: Prime Minister Pedro Manuel PASSOS COELHO Mamede (since 21 June 2011) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website) note: there is also a Council of State that acts as a consultative body to the president elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 23 January 2011 (next to be held in January 2016); following legislative elections which must be held by October 2015, the leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the president election results: Anibal CAVACO SILVA reelected president; percent of vote - Anibal CAVACO SILVA 53%, Manuel ALEGRE 19.8%, Fernando NOBRE 14.1%, Francisco LOPES 7.1%, Manuel COELHO 4.5%, Defensor MOURA 1.6%

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

two vertical bands of green (hoist side, two-fifths) and red (three-fifths) with the national coat of arms (armillary sphere and Portuguese shield) centered on the dividing line; explanations for the color meanings are ambiguous, but a popular interpretation has green symbolizing hope and red the blood of those defending the nation

Government type [time series]

republic; parliamentary democracy

Independence [time series]

1143 (Kingdom of Portugal recognized); 5 October 1910 (republic proclaimed)

International law organization participation [time series]

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

International organization participation [time series]

ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CERN, CPLP, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIT, UNSC (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

Judicial branch [time series]

highest court(s): Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal de Justica (consists of 12 justices); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 13 judges) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court justices nominated by the president and appointed by the Assembly of the Republic; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court judges - 10 elected by the Assembly and 3 elected by the other Constitutional Court judges; judges elected for 6-year non-renewable terms subordinate courts: Supreme Administrative Court (Supremo Tribunal Administrativo); Audit Court (Tribunal de Contas); appellate, district, and municipal courts

Legal system [time series]

civil law system; Constitutional Court review of legislative acts

Legislative branch [time series]

unicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia da Republica (230 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: last held on 5 June 2011 (next to be held by October 2015) election results: percent of vote by party - PPD/PSD 38%, PS 28%, CDS/PP 11%, PCP/PEV (see CDU) 7%, BE 5%, other 11%; seats by party - PPD/PSD 108, PS 74, CDS/PP 24, PCP/PEV (see CDU) 16, BE 8

National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]

name: "A Portugesa" (The Song of the Portuguese)

National holiday [time series]

Portugal Day (Dia de Portugal), 10 June (1580); note - also called Camoes Day, the day that revered national poet Luis de Camoes (1524-80) died

National symbol(s) [time series]

armillary sphere (a spherical astrolabe modeling objects in the sky and representing the Republic)

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

Democratic and Social Center/Popular Party or CDS/PP [Paulo PORTAS] Social Democratic Party or PPD/PSD [Pedro PASSOS COELHO] Socialist Party or PS [Antonio Jose SEGURO] The Left Bloc or BE [Joao Pedro Furtado da Cunha SEMEDO and Catarina Soares MARTINS Unitarian Democratic Coalition or CDU [Jeronimo DE SOUSA] (includes Portuguese Communist Party or PCP and Ecologist Party ("The Greens") or PEV)

Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]

Armed Forces Officers' Association (AOFA) [Colonel Pereira CRACEL] the Desperate Generation (youth movement protesting against low wages, precarious labor conditions, and unemployment) the General Workers Union or General Confederation of Portuguese Workers (UGT) [Carlos SILVA] Portuguese National Workers' Conference (CGTP) [Armenio CARLOS] TugaLeaks (a website that has become a mouthpiece for publicizing diverse protest action) other: the media; labor unions

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Introduction

Background [time series]

Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.

Military

Manpower available for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 2,566,264 females age 16-49: 2,458,297 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 2,103,080 females age 16-49: 2,018,004 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually [time series]

male: 62,208 female: 54,786 (2010 est.)

Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]

Portuguese Army (Exercito Portuguesa), Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps), Portuguese Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP) (2013)

Military expenditures [time series]

1.29% of GDP (2014) country comparison to the world: 80 1.2% of GDP (2013) 1.78% of GDP (2012)

Military service age and obligation [time series]

18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no compulsory military service, but conscription possible if insufficient volunteers available; women serve in the armed forces, on naval ships since 1993, but are prohibited from serving in some combatant specialties; reserve obligation to age 35 (2012)

People and Society

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 15.9% (male 893,902/female 821,062) 15-24 years: 11.4% (male 654,102/female 579,440) 25-54 years: 42.2% (male 2,304,503/female 2,260,556) 55-64 years: 11.9% (male 599,380/female 685,279) 65 years and over: 18.4% (male 824,062/female 1,191,548) (2014 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

9.42 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 202

Child labor - children ages 5-14 [time series]

total number: 36,569 percentage: 3 % note: data represents children ages 6-14 (2001 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate [time series]

86.8% (2005/06)

Death rate [time series]

10.97 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 36

Dependency ratios [time series]

total dependency ratio: 50.8 % youth dependency ratio: 22.1 % elderly dependency ratio: 28.7 % potential support ratio: 3.5 (2014 est.)

Drinking water source [time series]

improved: urban: 99.8% of population rural: 99.9% of population total: 99.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0.2% of population rural: 0.1% of population total: 0.2% of population (2012 est.)

Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]

5.6% of GDP (2010) country comparison to the world: 55

Ethnic groups [time series]

homogeneous Mediterranean stock; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000; since 1990 East Europeans have entered Portugal

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]

0.6% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 63

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

fewer than 500 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 93

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]

42,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 65

Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]

10.4% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 21

Hospital bed density [time series]

3.4 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: 4.48 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 188 male: 4.92 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Languages [time series]

Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official, but locally used)

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 79.01 years country comparison to the world: 49 male: 75.76 years female: 82.47 years (2014 est.)

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.4% male: 97% female: 94% (2011 est.)

Major urban areas - population [time series]

LISBON (capital) 2.843 million; Porto 1.367 million (2011)

Maternal mortality ratio (Maternal mortality rate) [time series]

8 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 162

Median age [time series]

total: 41.1 years male: 39 years female: 43.3 years (2014 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth [time series]

29.2 (2011 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Portuguese (singular and plural) adjective: Portuguese

Net migration rate [time series]

2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 36

Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]

24% (2008) country comparison to the world: 69

Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]

3.76 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Population [time series]

10,813,834 (July 2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 80

Population growth rate [time series]

0.12% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 184

Religions [time series]

Roman Catholic 81%, other Christian 3.3%, other (includes Jewish, Muslim, other) 0.6%, none 6.8%, unspecified 8.3% notes: represents population 15 years of age and older (2011 est.)

Sanitation facility access [time series]

improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]

total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 17 years (2010)

Sex ratio [time series]

at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.13 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate [time series]

1.52 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 189

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) (Unemployment, youth ages 15-24) [time series]

total: 37.6% country comparison to the world: 17 male: 36.4% female: 39.1% (2012)

Urbanization [time series]

urban population: 61.1% of total population (2011) rate of urbanization: 0.91% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international [time series]

Portugal does not recognize Spanish sovereignty over the territory of Olivenza based on a difference of interpretation of the 1815 Congress of Vienna and the 1801 Treaty of Badajoz

Illicit drugs [time series]

seizing record amounts of Latin American cocaine destined for Europe; a European gateway for Southwest Asian heroin; transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to Europe; consumer of Southwest Asian heroin

Refugees and internally displaced persons [time series]

stateless persons: 553 (2012)

Transportation

Airports [time series]

64 (2013) country comparison to the world: 76

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 43 over 3,047 m: 5 2,438 to 3,047 m: 7 1,524 to 2,437 m: 8 914 to 1,523 m: 15 under 914 m: 8 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]

total: 21 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 20 (2013)

Merchant marine [time series]

total: 109 country comparison to the world: 50 by type: bulk carrier 8, cargo 35, carrier 1, chemical tanker 21, container 7, liquefied gas 6, passenger 13, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 9 foreign-owned: 81 (Belgium 8, Colombia 1, Denmark 4, Germany 14, Greece 2, Italy 12, Japan 9, Mexico 1, Norway 2, Spain 18, Sweden 3, Switzerland 3, US 4) registered in other countries: 15 (Cyprus 2, Malta 3, Panama 10) (2010)

Pipelines [time series]

gas 1,344 km; oil 11 km; refined products 188 km (2013)

Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]

major seaport(s): Leixoes, Lisbon, Setubal, Sines

Railways [time series]

total: 3,319 km country comparison to the world: 53 broad gauge: 2,700 km 1.668-m gauge (1,436 km electrified) narrow gauge: 192 km 1.000-m gauge; 427 km 0.760-m gauge (2008)

Roadways [time series]

total: 82,900 km country comparison to the world: 57 paved: 71,294 km (includes 2,613 km of expressways) unpaved: 11,606 km (2008)

Waterways [time series]

210 km (on Douro River from Porto) (2011) country comparison to the world: 96