Climate on the Silver Coast

General Information

• National name: República Portuguesa/Republic of Portugal
• Area: 92,000 sq km/35,521 sq miles (including the Azores and Madeira)
• Capital: Lisbon
• Currency: euro (escudo until 2002)
• Population: 10,080,000 (2005 est)
• Language: Portuguese (official)
• Religion: Roman Catholic 97%
• Time difference: GMT +/-0