Where is Portugal?
Portugal is a country in Europe.
- Type
- Country
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Iberian Peninsula
- Land borders
- 1: Spain
- Area
- About 90,000 km² on the game’s map
- Hemispheres
- Northern; Western
- Capital city
- 38.72° N, 9.14° W
About Portugal
The Algarve was taken from Moorish rule in 1249 and the frontier with Castile settled in 1297. Vasco da Gama's voyage of 1497 to 1498 opened the sea route to India and a century of Portuguese trading forts. The cork oak forests of the Alentejo still supply half of the world's cork.
Clues from Atlas Daily
Round 3 on 4 September 2026 (#3), hardest clue first:
- Its borders have barely changed since 1249, making it one of the oldest nation-states in Europe.
- Its navigators rounded Africa's southern tip and reached India by sea in 1498.
- A 1755 earthquake destroyed its capital and shook Enlightenment thinking about providence.
- It produces about half of the world's cork.
Round 3 on 13 September 2026 (#12), hardest clue first:
- Its borders have barely changed since 1249, making it one of the oldest nation-states in Europe.
- Its navigators rounded Africa's southern tip and reached India by sea in 1498.
- A 1755 earthquake destroyed its capital and shook Enlightenment thinking about providence.
- It produces about half of the world's cork.
Round 2 on 20 September 2026 (#19), hardest clue first:
- Its borders have barely changed since 1249, making it one of the oldest nation-states in Europe.
- Its navigators rounded Africa's southern tip and reached India by sea in 1498.
- A 1755 earthquake destroyed its capital and shook Enlightenment thinking about providence.
- It produces about half of the world's cork.
Nearby places from past puzzles
- Spain 500 km away
- Morocco 560 km away
- Andorra 990 km away
- Algeria 1,100 km away
- France 1,500 km away
- Monaco 1,500 km away
- Switzerland 1,600 km away
- Ireland 1,600 km away
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Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Portugal. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.