Portugal is located on the Iberian Peninsula in the southwest corner of Europe.

Portugal is located in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula, between Spain to the north and east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and west. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with its larger neighbor Spain, which occupies about five-sixths of the land area.

Portugal covers an area of ??about 35,000 square miles, about the same size as Indiana, about 350 miles long from north to south and about 135 miles wide from east to west. It borders Spain to the north and east and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south.

In addition to the mainland, Portugal also includes two autonomous regions. Madeira is an archipelago consisting of four islands off the northwest coast of Africa. Funchal is the capital of the main island, also known as Madeira, which is volcanic and green, with jagged cliffs and a subtropical climate.

The Azores are also an archipelago. S?o Miguel is the largest of these islands and offers spectacular scenery, wild hydrangeas, quaint fishing villages and a lake-filled caldera.

Population distribution:

Portugal has a total population of 10.3 million (2019), with a population density of 111.6 people/square kilometer. Mainly Portuguese. There are approximately 480,000 foreign legal residents, mainly from Portuguese-speaking countries such as Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, and Guinea-Bissau, China, and some EU countries. The official language is Portuguese. The working population is 5.009 million. About 81% of the residents are Catholic.

As of July 2021, Portugal has a population of 10.347 million, with a population density of 111.6 people/square kilometer. Mainly Portuguese. There are approximately 480,000 foreign legal residents, mainly from Portuguese-speaking countries such as Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, and Guinea-Bissau, China, and some EU countries.

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