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Portugal map vector
Portugal vector map. Portugal map vector (Southern Europe - Europe) to print. Portugal map vector (Southern Europe - Europe) to download. In the southwest corner of Europe lies Portugal, one fifth of the Iberian Peninsula it shares with Spain. Portugal has its own language, the 6th most spoken in the world (think Brazil-Portugal former colony), its own culture and cuisine. Portugal shape is rectangular, the longest north-south distance is 349 miles/561 km and widest east-west distance is 135 miles/218 km as you can see in Portugal map vector. It is roughly the size of the U.S. state of Indiana. the country's modest dimensions make it easy to visit when time is short. Portugal also includes 2 island groups: the Azores (800 miles southwest of Lisbon) and Madeira (600 miles south of Lisbon).
Compared to the United States it is tiny. The total area of the country—including islands like the Azores and Madeira Island—is 92,345 square kilometers (35,655 square miles), slightly smaller than Indiana as its shown in Portugal map vector. Thus, the US is 107 times bigger than Portugal. Portugal Atlantic coastline is 837 kilometers long, about 520 miles. Most of the population of Portugal lives along the coastline, from Lisbon to the northern border and along the Mediterranean coast of the Algarve. Portugal had 10,291,000 inhabitants in 2017, which is just slightly less than the state of Georgia.
Mainland Portugal occupies an area of 88,889 km2. It is 218 km wide and 561 km long. It has 832 km of Atlantic coast and a 1,215 km border with Spain as its mentioned in Portugal map vector. The Azores are situated in the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and North America. Roughly rectangular in shape and with a population of around ten million people, Portugal has much to offer the modern visitor. This is a country that has the oldest borders in Europe, with an exceptional range of different landscapes just a short distance away, lots of leisure activities and a unique cultural heritage, where tradition and modernity blend together in perfect harmony.