Portugal

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Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located in southwestern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. The official language is Portuguese, which is spoken by the majority of the population as of 2021. Portuguese serves as the primary language for government administration, formal education, and nationwide communication. It is a Romance language that evolved from the medieval Galician-Portuguese language. In addition to Portugal, Portuguese is spoken by millions of people worldwide, particularly in Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, and other former Portuguese colonies. Minority languages recognized in Portugal include Mirandese, spoken in the northeastern region of Miranda do Douro. English is the most widely spoken foreign language, followed by French and Spanish.

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white homogeneous Mediterranean population; citizens of African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000; since 1990, Eastern Europeans have migrated to Portugal