City Facts at a Glance
- Population (1999): 535.740 people live in Lisbon. This figure reaches to 1.835.380 million when the surrounding neighborhoods are included.
- Area of Great Lisbon: 1000 sq m
- Telephone Area Code: 21
- Time Zone: GMT/UTC 0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
- Religion: Mainly Catholicism. Other religions are also freely practiced.
- Language: Portuguese
- Currency: € Euro
- Electricity: Voltage: 220/380 volts at a frequency of 50 Hertz. European Standards are applied.