- Capital / administrative city
- Lisbon
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Southern Europe
- Scope
- UN member state
- Area
- 92,090 km²
- Estimated population (2025)
- 10,804,871
- Country codes
- PT / PRT
- Currencies in dataset
- Euro (EUR)
- Languages in dataset
- Portuguese
- Official name in dataset
- Portuguese Republic
Population estimate: World Bank.
Portugal is listed in Europe, in the Southern Europe subregion. The atlas lists Lisbon in its capital or administrative-city field.
Location on the map
Explore on OpenStreetMap · Pin shows an approximate reference point.
Land neighbors in the atlas
Geography notes
Lisbon stands near the mouth of the Tagus. The Azores and Madeira extend the view of Portugal westward into the Atlantic, away from its mainland border with Spain.
Try this map exercise
Compare Lisbon’s setting with Madrid’s and identify one route from Portugal to Spain.
Read the map and coordinates
The atlas places the reference point for Portugal at 39.5° N, 8° W. Use the point to locate the entry on a world map, then zoom in to see the capital, islands, or coastline. The border list connects this map view with 1 neighboring entry in the directory.
Physical geography
The terrain notes for Portugal identify mountains and plains. The archived climate description includes temperate conditions.
- Highest point
- Ponta do Pico (Pico or Pico Alto) on Ilha do Pico in the Azores 2,351 m
- Lowest point
- Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Mean elevation
- 372 m
- Coastline
- 1,793 km
- Forest cover
- 36.6% (2023 est.)
- Agricultural land
- 43.3% (2023 est.)
Coastline length is an archive estimate. The reported length can change with the measurement scale or the inclusion of small offshore features.
Physical geography source: archived CIA World Factbook profile for Portugal.
Compare with Spain
Spain is a useful land-border comparison. The atlas lists Spain at 505,992 km² and Portugal at 92,090 km². On the map, locate Lisbon and Madrid. Trace the shared border, then compare where the capitals sit in relation to that boundary. Open the comparison tool with Portugal selected.
Portugal in context
By total area, Portugal ranks 109th among the 195 UN members and observers, at 92,090 km² (35,556 mi²). The nearest matches in size are Hungary and Jordan. The World Bank estimate for 2025 is 10,804,871 people, about 117 per km². That ranks 89th of 215 atlas entries with population data and makes Portugal more densely settled than the typical entry.
The reference point is at 39.5° N, 8° W, in the Northern Hemisphere and in the Western Hemisphere. It shares land borders with 1 sovereign neighbor: Spain. It is one of 10 atlas entries in Southern Europe, within Europe. The dataset lists 1 language: Portuguese; 1 currency: Euro (EUR).
Common questions
What is the capital of Portugal?
The atlas lists Lisbon as the capital.
How many people live in Portugal?
The World Bank estimate for 2025 is 10,804,871. The series is dated and can be revised. Check that the geographic coverage matches before comparing it with another source.