Lisbon, the euro and Schengen: Portugal's place in the European Union
Background
Lisbon is the capital of Portugal, which has been a European Union member state since 1 January 1986.
Portugal has been in the euro area since 1 January 1999 and uses the euro.
It has been a Schengen member since 26 March 1995.
Portugal sends 21 members to the European Parliament.
Its geographical size is 92,226 square kilometres and its population is 11,424,031 on Eurostat figures.
Portugal is a semi-presidential republic: the President is head of state and appoints the Prime Minister, who heads the government.
In plain words
Schengen Area — A group of European countries that have abolished checks at their common borders.
Euro area — The European Union countries that have adopted the euro as their currency.
Semi-presidential republic — A republic where an elected President shares executive power with a Prime Minister answerable to parliament.