Portugal

Country in Southern Europe

Portugal is a country in Southern Europe, with its capital in Lisbon. About 10.8 million people live there (2025), making it the 89th most populous of the 195 countries. At 92,090 km², it is the 109th largest country by area. It borders Spain.

Portugal at a glance

Capital: Lisbon
Population (2025): 10.8 million
Area: 92,090 km²
Density: 117 per km²
Official language: Portuguese
Currency: Euro
People: Portuguese
Calling code: +351
Internet domain: .pt
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Portugal?

How Portugal compares

Population rank

89th of 195

13th of 45 in Europe

Size rank

109th of 195

18th of 45 in Europe

Crowding

117 per km²

More crowded than 60% of countries

Similar in size: Hungary (93,028 km²).
Similar population: Tajikistan (10.8 million).
The Euro is also used in 37 other places: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and 31 more.
Portuguese is also an official language in 8 other countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and 2 more.

The flag of Portugal

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Portugal in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Portugal

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Portugal so far, from 1,176 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

82% right

162nd hardest of 176 · 843 answers

Its flag

84% right

114th hardest of 145 · 178 answers

Its capital

94% right

49th hardest of 58 · 155 answers

Players find Portugal on the map in 82% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest. The most common wrong answer is Spain.
Players recognise the flag of Portugal in 84% of tries, one of the highest of any flag. The most common wrong answer is Russia.
Players know that the capital of Portugal is Lisbon in 94% of tries.

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Countries that border Portugal

Portugal borders 1 country: Spain.

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Quick quiz: Portugal

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Portugal?
2. What is the capital of Portugal?
3. Which of these borders Portugal?

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Questions about Portugal

Is Portugal a country?

Yes. Portugal is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Portugal?

The capital of Portugal is Lisbon.

Which countries border Portugal?

Portugal borders 1 country: Spain.

How many countries border Portugal?

1. Portugal shares a land border with 1 country.

How big is Portugal?

Portugal covers 92,090 km², about the same size as Hungary (93,028 km²).

Is Portugal hard to find on a map?

Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Portugal in 82% of 843 tries, 162nd hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Spain.

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