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Capital Lisbon
Official language Portuguese
Government Parliamentary democracy
President Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Prime Minister José Sócrates
Area 92,391 km2 (111th in the world)
Population 10,566,212 (76th in the world)
Population density 114/km2 (66th in the world)
Currency Euro (EUR)
Time zone UTC (in summer UTC+1)
Calling code +351 XX XXXX XX XX
Internet TLD .pt
Largest cities Lisbon (556,797 habitants)
Vila Nove de Gaia (287,597 habitants)
Porto (262,928 habitants)
Amadora (185,872 habitants)
Matosinhos (166,275 habitants)