Portugal

Portugal consists of the peninsular mainland and the volcanic Atlantic archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores. It has a terrestrial area of close to 92,000km² and a marine area of 4 million km². It is bordered by only 1 country. The highest point is Mount Pico (on the Azores) at 2,351m. Portugal has a population of 10.3 million people and a population density of 113 people per km².

 

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species protected

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habitats protected

under EU law