General Reference
- Pronunciation: i/ˈpɔr.tʃə.ɡəl/, /ˈpɔː.tʃə.ɡəl/ or /ˈpɔː.tjə.ɡəl/
- Common English country name: Portugal
- Official English country name: The Portuguese Republic
- Common endonym(s): Portugal
- Official endonym(s): República Portuguesa
- Adjectival(s): Portuguese
- Demonym(s):Portuguese
- Etymology: Name of Portugal
- International rankings of Portugal
- ISO country codes: PT, PRT, 620
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:PT
- Internet country code top-level domain: .pt
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