maps of portugal

The maps of Portugal show that the county is located in the Iberian peninsula of Europe and is the western most country of Europe. It is bordered by Atlantic Ocean to the west and Spain in the south.

Portugal maps cover an area of around 92,090 square kilometers. The capital of the country is Lisbon which is also the largest city of the country and the official language of the country is Portuguese and the regional language is Mirandese. Portuguese consist of ninety six percent of the population. The form of government practiced here is that of parliamentary democracy.

Majority of the people here are Roman Catholic. The economic model of Portugal has been in a shift all the time from public consumption and investments to private investments and exports. In global competitiveness the country ranks twenty second.

However, all the major industries is still government owned. The other factor is that the rate of unemployment in the country is also high and nearly sixty thousand degree holders are still unemployed. For those with travel maps of Portugal, have lot to see in the country. There is the mount Pico in the island of Pico, the island of Madeira, the Douro valley and the Cape Roca.