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Portugal

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Political Atlas. "Portugal." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://political.interactiveatlas.org/countries/portugal.

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Political Atlas. (n.d.). Portugal. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://political.interactiveatlas.org/countries/portugal

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@misc{politicalatlas-portugal,
  author = {Political Atlas},
  title = {Portugal},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://political.interactiveatlas.org/countries/portugal},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Portugal is a unitary multi-party semi-presidential republic in Southern Europe. The President of the Republic serves as head of state while the Prime Minister heads the government, and the unicameral Assembly of the Republic holds legislative power. Portugal is governed under the Constitution of 1976.

Facts

Founding Year

1976 1

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1. Politics of Portugal (Wikipedia)

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a unitary multi-party semi-presidential representative democratic republic

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1. Politics of Portugal (Wikipedia)

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25 April 1976

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