The Kingdom of Portugal
PortugalPortugal, officially the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese: Reino de Portugal), is a sovereign country in south-western Europe situated on the Iberian Peninsula. The country is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and eat by Spain, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. Its two archipelagos form two autonomous territories with their own regional governments. The total area of mainland Portugal is 88,000 km² with an estimated population in 1960 of 7.4 million, whereas the total area of Portugal together with its two autonomous regions is 91,400 km² with an estimated population in 1960 of 7.7 million.
Portugal is a unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional hereditary monarchy. The monarch, ? has reigned since ?. The capital and largest city is Lisbon. Portuguese EmpireThe Portuguese Empire consists of 3 territories and 10 colonies. The total area of Portugal and all its dependencies is 7,463,500 km², with an estimated population in 1960 of 99.5 million.
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