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Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country in Southwestern Europe. Mainland Portugal is located on the southwestern portion of the Iberian Peninsula, and bordered by Spain to the north and east.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.3 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 7.9
- Economy 6.0
- Diplomacy 4.0
- Influence 0.7
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 3 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 3 (list of 2026.10.07).
- Capital
- Lisbon
- Population
- 10,749,635 inh.
- Area
- 92,090 km²
- Currency
- EUR
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
António José Seguro
Head of Government
Luís Montenegro
Government in office 2 members
ministre de la Justice du Portugal
Rita Júdice
Ministre du Travail, de la Solidarité et de la Sécurité sociale
Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho
Parliament
Assemblée de la République
230 seats
Chair José Pedro Aguiar Branco
Inception 1976
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
347 G$
GDP / capita
32,082 $
Growth
1.9 %
Inflation
2.3 %
Unemployment
6.2 %
Defense / GDP
1.5 %
Life expectancy
82.4 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.82/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
96/100
Corruption (CPI)
56/100
Press freedom (RSF)
84/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#46
Annual budget
5.5 Md$
Defense effort
1.7 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #1 Tungstène (UE) — 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
87 Md$
Imports
116 Md$
Balance
-29 Md$
Top exports
- 10.0% Voitures + pièces 9 Md$
- 6.0% Pétrole raffiné 5 Md$
Top imports
- 11.0% Pétrole brut 13 Md$
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
84%
-
GBR
91%
-
FRA
96%
-
DEU
96%
-
RUS
16%
-
CHN
24%
-
ISR
49%
Abstention: 10%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
-
2026-02-08
António José Seguro 66.8% vs André Ventura 33.2% · turnout 50.0%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
- 2026-01-18
- 2025-05-18
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.89/1
Gini
33.9
Refugees hosted
70,349
Refugees originating
109
National anthem
A Portuguesa
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- NATO
- EU
- Eurozone
- Schengen Area
- OECD
- WTO
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- CPLP
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 6,108 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 6,146, or ×1.1.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)