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Europe > Portugal > Geography

Area > A note
includes Azores and Madeira Islands
Area > Comparative to US places
slightly smaller than Indiana
Capital city with population Lisbon - 677,790
Europe > Area 92,391 km² [17th of 38]
Forested Land 40.1% [56th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 39 30 N, 8 00 W Time series
highest towns > Town/City Guarda
land border lengths > P-S > Number of neighbours 1 [24th of 26]
land border lengths > P-S > Total Borders 1,214 km [20th of 27]
Largest city Lisbon
Largest city population 1,863,000 [54th of 174]
Largest city with population Lisbon - 677,790
northernmost point > Latitude 42°07'N
Population density 107.86 people per sqkm [94th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 115.29 people/m² Time series [76th of 204]
Precipitation 753 mm [49th of 95]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land 291.59 people/km² of arable lan Time series [26th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km 92,120 km² Time series [110th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Ponta do Pico (Azores)

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, December 2003; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; Wikipedia: Area and population of European countries ; FAO; Wikipedia: List of highest towns by country ; Wikipedia: List of land border lengths ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point ; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Portugal, Portuguese Republic, Republica Portuguesa

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15th January 2005
The Azores Islands were discovered by the Portuguese in 1427. At that time, they were uninhabited, but the Portuguese began to settle there in 1439. Then, later under Prince Henry the Navigator, the islands were colonized in some part by the Flemish, which is why so many of the people of the Azores have blue eyes and fair complexions. Later settlers included Jewish farmers, Breton, and some Italians, English, and Scots. The island of Santa Maria was the first to be discovered and was where Columbus' crews paused when they returned from their first trip upon discovering America. The islands were named after a bird from the hawk family that was found in the area. The Azores are thought by some to be part of the sunken continent of Atlantis.
During the period from 1580 - 1640, the Azores were occupied by Spain and used as a staging base for the Spanish fleets. The seas surrounding the islands were the site of many a fierce sea battle between France and Spain.

The Azores were declared an autonomous, or self-governing, region of Portugal in 1976.

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