_#_Organized labor: about 55% of the labor force; the Communist-dominated General Confederation of Portuguese Workers—Intersindical (CGTP-IN) represents more than half of the unionized labor force; its main competition, the General Workers Union (UGT), is organized by the Socialists and Social Democrats and represents less than half of unionized labor
_*Government #_Long-form name: Portuguese Republic
_#_Type: republic
_#_Capital: Lisbon
_#_Administrative divisions: 18 districts (distritos, singular—distrito) and 2 autonomous regions* (regioes autonomas, singular—regiao autonoma); Aveiro, Acores (Azores)*, Beja, Braga, Braganca, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa, Madeira*, Portalegre, Porto, Santarem, Setubal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, Viseu
_#_Dependent area: Macau (scheduled to become a Special Administrative Region of China in 1999)
_#_Independence: 1140; independent republic proclaimed 5 October 1910
_#_Constitution: 25 April 1976, revised 30 October 1982 and 1 June 1989
_#_Legal system: civil law system; the Constitutional Tribunal reviews the constitutionality of legislation; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
_#_National holiday: Day of Portugal, 10 June