Motto: The good of the nation.
Anthem: “A Portuguesea” or ” The Portuguese Song”
Continent: Europe [this is also a link to a map Portugal not just Europe.]
Capital: Lisbon
Official languages: Portugese
Ethnic groups: 96.67% Portuguese and 3.13% Legal imigrants
Demonym (Demo = people; -onym = name): Portuguese
Government: Executive, Legislative, Judcial
Independence: December 1st, 1640 from Spain
Area (include % water, if you can find it):35,672 square miles water area is .5%
Population (current estimate & density)10,707,924 is the current population the population destiny is 300 per square mile.
Currency: Euro
Flag: Green represents the hope of the nation. Red represents the blood that was shed to protect the nations flag.
“Did you know”:Did you know during Roman times Portugal was called Lusitania?
Any other facts you find interesting/noteworthy: The average Portuguese persons main diet is dry cod with a mix of vegetables.
work cited: CIA world factbook,”National Geographic Student Atlas of the World”, Wikipedia