Continental Portugal

Mainland Portugal is therefore commonly called by residents of the Portuguese archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira the continent (Portuguese: o continente) in all respects including minor elements of combined governance from Lisbon, the country's capital.

The European Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics defines the geographic plurality of the mainland Portugal and the islands as the primary NUTS I territorial division (see administrative divisions of Portugal: NUTS for details).

While in modern Portugal the difference between European continental and total territory is minor (in terms of area), it mattered during the existence of the Portuguese Empire, when the distinction was more frequently made, such as in the colonisation of Brazil.

Continental Portugal has an area of 89,015 square kilometres (34,369 sq mi) or 96.6% of the Portuguese national territory (92,145 square kilometres (35,577 sq mi)) and 10,142,079 inhabitants (or 95.3% of the total population of 10,639,726).

[1] Alto Minho Cávado Ave Porto Douro Tâmega e Sousa Alto Tâmega Trás-os-Montes Viseu (part), Vila Real, Bragança Beira Baixa Beiras e Serra da Estrela Região de Aveiro Região de Coimbra Região de Leiria Viseu Dão Lafões Aveiro (majority), Coimbra, Leiria (part), Viseu (majority) Oeste Médio Tejo Lezíria do Tejo Leiria District (part) Lisbon Alentejo Litoral Alentejo Central Alto Alentejo Baixo Alentejo Algarve