Geography (Portugal)
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     Total area:
         92,080 km2
     Land area:
         91,640 km2; includes Azores and Madeira Islands
     Comparative area:
         slightly smaller than Indiana
     Land boundaries:
         1,214 km; Spain 1,214 km
     Coastline:
         1,793 km
     Maritime claims:
       Continental shelf:
         200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
       Exclusive economic zone:
         200 nm
       Territorial sea:
         12 nm
     Disputes:
         sovereignty over Timor Timur (East Timor Province) disputed with Indonesia
     Climate:
         maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south
     Terrain:
         mountainous north of the Tagus, rolling plains in south
     Natural resources:
         fish, forests (cork), tungsten, iron ore, uranium ore, marble
     Land use:
         arable land 32%; permanent crops 6%; meadows and pastures 6%; forest and
         woodland 40%; other 16%; includes irrigated 7%
     Environment:
         Azores subject to severe earthquakes
     Note:
         Azores and Madeira Islands occupy strategic locations along western sea
         approaches to Strait of Gibraltar