COUNTRY NAME:
Portuguese Republic

POPULATION:
10,605,870 (July est).

AREA:
35,900 sq. miles

GOVERNMENT TYPE:
Parliamentary democracy

CAPITAL:
Lisbon

GDP PURCHASING POWER PARITY:
$204.4 billion (2005 est.)

GDP REAL GROWTH RATE:
0.7% for 2006

RELIGIONS:
Roman Catholic (97%), Protestant (2%), other (1%)

IMPORT COMMODITIES:
Machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, petroleum, textiles, agricultural products

EXPORT COMMODITIES:
Clothing and footwear. machinery, chemicals, cork and paper products, hides