Portugal — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Portugal: capital Lisbon, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Portugal is in Europe. Its capital is Lisbon.

Climate

Mediterranean; mild, rainy winters and warm, dry summers; cooler and wetter in the north

Mountainous north with rolling plains in the south; Azores and Madeira archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean

Portugal and England have the world's oldest diplomatic alliance, since 1373.

Portugal was the first global maritime empire and its explorers charted routes across all major oceans.

The Livraria Bertrand in Lisbon, founded in 1732, is the oldest operating bookstore in the world.

1143: Kingdom of Portugal established with Treaty of Zamora

1498: Vasco da Gama reaches India, establishing a sea route

1755: Great Lisbon earthquake devastates the capital

1822: Brazil declares independence from Portugal

1974: Carnation Revolution peacefully ends authoritarian rule

1986: Portugal joins the European Economic Community