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GEOGRAPHY
LOCATION
Portugal
is bounded on the west and south by the Atlantic
Ocean and on the north and east by Spain.
SHAPE AND AREA
The country's
shape is look like a rectangle, with its short
sides on the north and south and its long sides
on the east and west. Portugal's Atlantic coastline
is 837 kilometers long; its northern frontiers
with Spain are 336 kilometers long, and Eastern
frontiers with Spain are 839 km. Total area is
92,391 sq km, out of which land area is 91,951
sq km and water area is 440 sq km including the
Azores and Madeira Island.
COORDINATES
39 30
N, 8 00 W
Maritime
claims:
Sea:
12 nautical miles
Contiguous zone: 24 nautical miles
Exclusive Economic zone: 200 nautical miles
Continental shelf: 200 meters depth
Elevation:
Lowest poin":
Atlantic Ocean; 0 meters
Highest point: Pico Alto on Pico Island, Azores;
2,351 meters.
Flag description:
two vertical
bands of green (hoist side, two-fifths) and red
(three-fifths) with the Portuguese coat of arms
centered on the dividing line.
Currency (code):
euro
(EUR)
Exchange
rates:
euros per
US dollar - 0.79697 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886
(2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001).
Fiscal year:
Calendar
year.
Telephone system:
General assessment:
Portugal's telephone system has achieved a state-of-the-art
network with broadband, high-speed capabilities
and a main line telephone density of 53%.
Domestic: integrated network of coaxial cables,
open-wire, microwave radio relay, and domestic
satellite earth stations.
international: country code - 351; 6 submarine
cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat
(2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat;
tropospheric scatter to Azores; note - an earth
station for Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region) is
planned.
Radio broadcast
stations:
AM 47, FM
172 (many are repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998).
Television broadcast
stations:
62 (plus
166 repeaters) includes Azores and Madeira Islands
(1995)
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