Portugal
Portugal 🇵🇹 is a country in Europe & Central Asia with a population of approximately ~10.6 million. Its capital is Lisbon. This is the complete reference for identifying Portugal in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Flag | 🇵🇹 |
| Continent / region | Europe & Central Asia |
| Capital | Lisbon |
| Population | ~10.6 million |
| ISO codes | PT / PRT |
| Coordinates | 38.71°, -9.14° |
| Bordering countries | Spain |
Famous for
Known for port wine.
How Portugal appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Portugal is identified through the clue sequence: europe & central asia first, then population range (~10.6 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Lisbon), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Portugal is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Europe & Central Asia.
Neighboring countries
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Reading Portugal in MapDash context
The Portugal record above pulls directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary. What follows is the per-entity context — how Portugal sits in the broader country-guessing geography puzzles distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
Every number on this page links back to OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for Portugal is typically a peer within recognized sovereign countries with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Portugal?
The capital of Portugal is Lisbon.
What continent is Portugal in?
Portugal is in Europe & Central Asia.
What is the population of Portugal?
Portugal has a population of approximately ~10.6 million.
What countries border Portugal?
Portugal borders Spain.
What is Portugal famous for?
Known for port wine.