Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$10.36 billion (2005 est.)
Debt - external:
$287.8 billion (2005 est.)
Economic aid - donor:
ODA, $271 million (1995)
Currency (code):
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the
euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of
member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole
currency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Currency code:
EUR
Exchange rates:
euros per US dollar - 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003),
1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Portugal
Telephones - main lines in use:
4.234 million (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
11.448 million (2005)