Population 10.5 million (estimate at 2012)
Life expectancy (at birth): : 74.95 years (male), 81.7 years (female) (2009 data)
Portuguese territory includes the Atlantic Ocean archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.

Ethnic groups: no recognised minorities; ex-colonial black Africans number up to 100 thousand (<1%).

Language – Portuguese, with Mirandese recognised as a regional language.

Religion: 85% regard themselves as Roman Catholic.