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Location:
Europe,
Portugal, Lisbon
Category:
City view
Description:
View of Amoreiras, over
Bairo Alto, Rossio & Chiado to the
Tagos river between Vasco de Gama
and 25 de Abril bridges
Location Information:
Lisbon
(Portuguese: Lisboa) is the capital
and largest city of Portugal, with a
population of 564,477. It is the
12st-most populous urban area in the
European Union, with a population of
2,385,000. About 2,700,000 people
live in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area
and 3.34 million people live in the
broader agglomeration of Lisbon
Metropolitan Region (includes cities
ranging from Leiria to Setúbal).
It is considered an alpha global
city and is the seat of the district
of Lisbon and the main city of the
Lisbon region. Due to its economic
output, standard of living, and
market size, the Grande Lisboa
(Greater Lisbon) subregion is
considered the second most important
financial and economic centre in the
Iberian Peninsula. The Lisbon region
is the wealthiest region in Portugal
and it is well above the European
Union's GDP per capita average - it
produces 37% of the Portuguese GDP.
It is also the political centre of
the country, as seat of government
and residence of the Head of State.
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