Geography Of 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: 92,391 sq km land: 91,951 sq km note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands water: 440 sq km
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 continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
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: 21.75% permanent crops: 7.81% other: 70.44% (2001)
Irrigated land	6,320 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	Azores subject to severe earthquakes
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 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

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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