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| Country name |
conventional long form: portuguese republic conventional short form: portugal local long form: republica portuguesa local short form: portugal |
| Government type | parliamentary democracy |
| Capital | Lisbon |
| Administrative divisions | 18 districts (distritos, singular - distrito) and 2 autonomous regions* (regioes autonomas, singular - regiao autonoma); Aveiro, Acores (Azores)*, Beja, Braga, Braganca, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa, Madeira*, Portalegre, Porto, Santarem, Setubal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, Viseu |
| Independence | 1143 (independent republic proclaimed 5 October 1910) |
| National holiday | Portugal Day, 10 June (1580) |
| Constitution | 25 April 1976, revised 30 October 1982, 1 June 1989, 5 November 1992, and 3 September 1997 |
| Legal system | civil law system; the Constitutional Tribunal reviews the constitutionality of legislation; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president jorge sampaio (since 9 march 1996) note: there is also a council of state that acts as a consultative body to the president head of government: prime minister pedro santana lopes (since 17 july 2004); note - prime minister jose manuel durao barroso resigned 5 july 2004 to take over the presidency of the european commission later this year cabinet: council of ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 14 january 2001 (next to be held na january 2006); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the president election results: jorge sampaio reelected president; percent of vote - jorge sampaio (socialist) 55.8%, joaquim ferreira do amaral (social democrat) 34.5%, antonio abreu (communist) 5.1% |
| Legislative branch | unicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia da Republica (230 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 17 march 2002 (next to be held na 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - psd 40.1%, ps 37.8%, pp 8.7%, pcp/pev 6.9%, the left bloc 2.7%; seats by party - psd 105, ps 96, pp 14, pcp/pev 12, the left bloc 3 |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal de Justica (judges appointed for life by the Conselho Superior da Magistratura) |
| Political parties and leaders | The Greens or PEV [no leader]; Popular Party or PP [Paulo PORTAS]; Portuguese Communist Party/The Greens or PCP/PEV [Carlos CARVALHAS]; Portuguese Socialist Party or PS [Eduardo FERRO RODRIGUES]; Social Democratic Party or PSD [Jose Manuel DURAO BARROSO]; United Democratic Coalition or CDU [Carlos CARVALHAS]; The Left Bloc [Franciso Anacleto LOUCA] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | AfDB, AsDB, Australia Group, BIS, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAIA (observer), NAM (guest), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIK, UNMISET, UPU, WCL, WCO, WEU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO, ZC |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador pedro manuel dos reis alves catarino consulate(s): los angeles, new bedford (massachusetts), providence (rhode island) consulate(s) general: boston, new york, newark (new jersey), and san francisco FAX: [1] (202) 462-3726 telephone: [1] (202) 328-8610 chancery: 2125 kalorama road nw, washington, dc 20008 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador john n. palmer embassy: avenida das forcas armadas, 1600-081 lisbon mailing address: psc 83, apo ae 09726 telephone: [351] (21) 727-3300 FAX: [351] (21) 726-9109 consulate(s): ponta delgada (azores) |
| Flag description | two vertical bands of green (hoist side, two-fifths) and red (three-fifths) with the Portuguese coat of arms centered on the dividing line |
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