Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east.

Three large rivers that rise in Spain, flow into the Atlantic, and divide the country into three geographic areas cross the country.

The capital of Portugal is Lisbon, which is also its largest city. The official religion of Portugal is Roman Catholic.

Portuguese are the ninth most influential languages spoken in the world after English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, German and Japanese.

The national flower of Portugal is Lavender, though it is often mistakenly said to be the Carnation following the 1974 peaceful revolution nicknamed the Carnation Revolution.

Agricultural products include: grain, potatoes, tomatoes, olives, grapes: sheep, cattle, goats, swine, poultry, dairy products and fish.

Major trading partners: Spain, France, Germany, UK, U.S., Italy, Netherlands.

The Flag

The flag of Portugal is a rectangular bicolour with a field vertically divided into two stripes of different width—a green stripe on the hoist, and a larger red stripe on the fly. The current flag represents a sweeping change in the evolution of the Portuguese flag, which had been always closely associated with the royal arms.

Did you know the official currency of Portugal is the euro?