Portugal

Location	Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain
Geographic coordinates	39 30 N, 8 00 W
Map references	Europe
Area	total: 92,090 sq km land: 91,470 sq km water: 620 sq km note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands
Area - comparative	slightly smaller than Indiana
Land boundaries	total: 1,214 km border countries: Spain 1,214 km
Coastline	1,793 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Climate	maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south
Terrain	mountainous north of the Tagus River, rolling plains in south
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Ponta do Pico (Pico or Pico Alto) on Ilha do Pico in the Azores 2,351 m
Natural resources	fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, hydropower
Land use	arable land: 17.29% permanent crops: 7.84% other: 74.87% (2005)
Irrigated land	5,840 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources	73.6 cu km (2005)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)	total: 11.09 cu km/yr (10%/12%/78%) per capita: 1,056 cu m/yr (1998)
Natural hazards	Azores subject to severe earthquakes volcanism: limited volcanic activity in the Azores Islands; Fayal or Faial (elev. 1,043 m) last erupted in 1958; most volcanoes have not erupted in centuries; historically active volcanoes include Agua de Pau, Furnas, Pico, Picos Volcanic System, San Jorge, Sete Cidades, and Terceira
Environment - current issues	soil erosion; air pollution caused by industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution, especially in coastal areas
Environment - international agreements	party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Environmental Modification
Geography - note	Azores and Madeira Islands occupy strategic locations along western sea approaches to Strait of Gibraltar