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Portugal Geography 1996

Location:

Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain

Map references:

Europe

Area:

total area:

92,080 sq km

land area:

91,640 sq km

comparative area:

slightly smaller than Indiana

note:

includes Azores and Madeira Islands

Land boundaries:

total 1,214 km, Spain 1,214 km

Coastline:

1,793 km

Maritime claims:

continental shelf:

200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

sovereignty over Timor Timur (East Timor Province) disputed with Indonesia

Climate:

maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south

Terrain:

mountainous north of the Tagus, rolling plains in south

Natural resources:

fish, forests (cork), tungsten, iron ore, uranium ore, marble

Land use:

arable land:

32%

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

40%

other:

16%

Irrigated land:

6,340 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

soil erosion; air pollution caused by industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution, especially in coastal areas

natural hazards:

Azores subject to severe earthquakes

international agreements:

party to - Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified - Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban

Note:

Azores and Madeira Islands occupy strategic locations along western sea approaches to Strait of Gibraltar

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