| Location |
Lisbon
region on the west coast of Portugal |
| Country
dialling code |
351 |
| Population |
681,063 (city) 2,000,000 (metropolitan area). |
| Ethnic
mix |
70
per cent Portuguese, 20 per cent smaller
minority communities from Macau, Brazil
and other parts of Europe, 10 per cent African. |
| Religion |
Predominantly
Roman Catholic. |
| Time
zone |
GMT
(GMT + 1 from last Sunday in March to
Saturday before last Sunday in October). |
| Electricity |
220
volts AC, 50Hz, round two-pin plugs are
standard. |
| Average
January temp |
12°C
(53.5°F). |
| Average
August temp |
24°C (75°F) |
| Annual
rainfall |
617mm
(24.3 inches) |
|
