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Republic of Portugal
National name: República Portuguesa
President: Jorge Sampaio (1996)
Prime Minister: Antonio Guterres (1995)
Area: 36,090 sq. mi. (92,391 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 9,918,040 (average annual rate of natural increase: 0.02%); birth rate: 10.5/1000; infant mortality rate: 6.7/1000; density per sq. mi.: 279
Capital and largest city (1991): Lisbon, 677,790
Other large city (1991): Oporto, 350,000
Monetary units: Escudo and euro
Language: Portuguese
Ethnicity/race: Homogeneous Mediterranean stock in mainland, Azores, Madeira Islands; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000
Religions: Roman Catholic 97%, 1% Protestant, 2% other
Literacy rate: 85%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $144.8 billion; $14,600 per capita. Real growth rate:4.2%. Inflation: 2.8%. Unemployment: 5% (August 1998). Arable land: 26%. Agriculture: grain, potatoes, olives, grapes; sheep, cattle, goats, poultry, beef, dairy products. Labor force (1998 est.): 4.75 million; services 56%, manufacturing 22%, agriculture, forestry, fisheries 12%, construction 9%, mining 1%. Industries: textiles and footwear; wood pulp, paper, and cork; metalworking; oil refining; chemicals; fish canning; wine; tourism. Natural resources: fish, forests (cork), tungsten, iron ore, uranium ore, marble. Exports: $25 billion (f.o.b., 1998): clothing and footwear, machinery, chemicals, cork and paper products, hides. Imports: $34.9 billion (f.o.b., 1998): machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, petroleum, textiles, agricultural products. Major trading partners: EU, U.S., Japan.
