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FAST FACTS ABOUT PORTUGAL
Official name: The Portuguese Republic
Capital city: Lisbon (or Lisboa in Portuguese)
Population of Portugal*: 10.5 million (Australia 23.7 million)
Population of Lisbon*: 550,000 (Canberra [capital of Oz] 390,000)
Currency: Euro
Official language: Portuguese
*approximate figures
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