Portugal Unitary state

Portugal is a unitary state in Southern Europe. It has a population of 10,309,600 (2017).

The country is divided into two tiers of local government: local and regional. More specifically, it has parishes (freguesias), municipalities (municípios) and autonomous regions.

Markers

STATE STRUCTURE:

Unitary

CURRENCY:

Euro (EUR)

VOTE

Non-compulsory

21

SEATS AT THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Ratification of the European Charter
of Local Self-Government in 1990

3402

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (IN 2016)
CAPITAL CITY:

Lisbon
POPULATION:

10 309 600
GEOGRAPHICAL SIZE:

92 225 km2
MEMBER STATE

EU since 1986
Council of Europe since 1976

12

SEATS AT THE COMMITTEE
OF REGIONS

2

LEVELS OF SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS

Evolution

NUMBER OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES*

* Dates of CEMR publications