It is a transcontinental country in Western Europe located on the Iberian Peninsula. Its population is approximately 10.5 million people, its capital is Lisbon and its official language is Portuguese, which is a branch of the Romance languages. The currency of Portugal is the Euro. This country is a member of the European Union and NATO, and its government is a parliamentary republic. Portugal is one of the developed countries. The religion of the people of this country is Christianity from the Roman Catholic branch. Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, and the territory of Portugal, together with its only neighbor Spain, forms the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean from the west, and the two archipelagos of Azores and Madeira located in this ocean are part of Portugal's territory.








