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    Portugal

    Portugal at a glance

    Capital city

    Lisbon

    Population

    10.8 million

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    Cost of living (monthly, one person)

    $1,850/month (INE Portugal, 2025)

    Freedom score

    Full Democracy, score 86/100 (Freedom House, 2024)

    Safety (Global Peace Index)

    1.37/5 — rank 7/163 (IEP, 2024)

    Language

    Portuguese

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    People & culture

    The Portuguese are gentle, patient and openly welcoming to newcomers, while quietly wrestling with low wages and housing strain. Underneath runs "saudade" — a soft, thoughtful longing that lives in fado music and the way people speak of home.