Lusitania (Gem of the Ocean)
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Lusitanian Commonwealth Comunidade Lusitânica | |
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Capital | Lisbon |
Largest city | Luanda |
Official languages | Portuguese |
Recognised regional languages | Cantonese, Chokwe, Fula, Kilkongo, Kimbundu, Konkani, Lomwe, Mandarin, Mandinka, Makhuwa, Mirandese, Sena, Shona, Tsonga, Tetum, Umbundu |
Ethnic groups (2021) | 88.5% Portuguese |
Demonym(s) | Lusitanian, Portuguese |
Government | Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy |
• King | John VIII |
• Prime Minister | Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa |
Legislature | Assembly of the Commonwealth |
Chamber of Peers | |
Chamber of Deputies | |
Establishment | |
• First County | 868 |
• Second County | 1095 |
• Sovereignty | 24 June 1128 |
• Kingdom | 25 July 1139 |
• Treaty of Zamora | 5 October 1143 |
• Restoration | 1 December 1640 |
• First Constitutiton | 23 September 1822 |
• October Restructuring | 5 October 1930 |
Area | |
• Total | 3,424,730 km2 (1,322,300 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 116,233,057 |
GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $396.3 billion |
Gini (2018) |
30.3 medium |
Currency | Lusitanian Escudo ($) (LUE) |
Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +351 |
ISO 3166 code | LU |
Website lusitania.gov.lu |
The Lusitanian Commonwealth (Portuguese: Comunidade Lusitânica), commonly known as Lusitania (Lusitânia), and archaically known as Portugal; is a pluricontinental federation which includes territories in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Etymology
History
The nation was established in 1930 with the restructuring of the Portuguese Empire into a commonwealth of equal states.