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Portugal
Southern EuropeCapital Lisbon1 neighbour
Portugal is a country in Southern Europe, Europe. Its capital is Lisbon. Portugal is next to Spain.
A way to remember it
A slim rectangle running down the western edge of the Iberian Peninsula, with Spain on its only land side and the Atlantic on the other.
Good to know
It shares its only land border with Spain, and that border is one of the oldest in Europe.
Quick facts
- CapitalLisbon
- RegionEurope, Southern Europe
- Land borders1 country
- Also known asPortuguesa, Portuguese Republic, República Portuguesa
Spain