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Location:
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Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain |
Geographic coordinates:
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39 30 N, 8 00 W |
Map references:
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Europe |
Area:
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total: 92,090 sq km
land: 91,470 sq km
water: 620 sq km
note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands |
Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Indiana |
Land boundaries:
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total: 1,214 km
border countries: Spain 1,214 km |
Coastline:
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1,793 km |
Maritime claims:
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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:
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maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south |
Terrain:
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mountainous north of the Tagus River, rolling plains in south |
Elevation extremes:
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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:
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fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, hydropower |
Land use:
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arable land: 17.29%
permanent crops: 7.84%
other: 74.87% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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5,840 sq km (2008) |
Total renewable water resources:
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73.6 cu km (2005) |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
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6,840 cubic meters per capita |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 11.09 cu km/yr (10%/12%/78%)
per capita: 1,056 cu m/yr (1998) |
Natural hazards:
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Azores subject to severe earthquakes
volcanism: Portugal experiences 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:
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soil erosion; air pollution caused by industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution, especially in coastal areas |
Environment - international agreements:
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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:
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Azores and Madeira Islands occupy strategic locations along western sea approaches to Strait of Gibraltar |
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This page was last updated on 3 February, 2012 |
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