Country Formal Name: Portuguese Republic. Short Form: Portugal. Term for Citizen(s): Portuguese (singular and plural) adjective--Portuguese. Capital: Lisbon (Portuguese, Lisboa). Geography: 92,080 square kilometers land area: 91,640 square kilometers includes Azores (Portuguese, Açores) and Madeira Islands. Topography: Hills and mountains north of Rio Tejo rolling plains to south. Climate: Varied with considerable rainfall and marked seasonal temperatures in north dryer conditions in south with mild temperatures along coast but sometimes in low 40° Cs in interior. Data as of January 1993
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