Portugal

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Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (Portugese: República Portuguesa) is a country in southwestern Europe, lying in the western part of the Iberian Peninsula. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south, and by Spain to the north and east. Its capital and largest city is Lisbon.