José Manuel Durão Barroso
Prime Minister

(pronounced "JOE-say man-WELL doo-ROW bah-ROW-soh")

"A new era has begun today - I hope it will bring a richer and fairer country."

The Portuguese Republic is located on the western portion of the Iberian Peninsula in Western Europe. To the west lies the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east lies its only bordering neighbor, Spain. The climate is mild and temperate, with an average annual temperature of 61ºF (16ºC). The total area of Portugal is 92,391 sq km (35,672 sq mi), with an estimated population of 10.1 million in 2002. Approximately 30% of the population live in urban areas. The capital and largest city is Lisbon (metropolitan population nearly 2 million in 2000), situated at the mouth of the Tagus River along the western coast. The...