Alternative History
Alternative History
Kingdom of Portugal
Regnum Portugalliae (Latin)
Reino de Portugal (Portuguese)
Timeline: Phalanx Pact
OTL equivalent: Portugal (minus the Azores, Madeira and Savage Island) and Olivenza
Flag of Portugal (1830) Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Portugal 1640-1910 (3)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: 
Anthem of the Patriots
(Portuguese: Hino dos Patriotas)
(Latin: Hymno dos Patriotas)
CapitalLisbon
Official languages Portuguese
Latin
Regional languages Mirandese
Ethnic groups  Portuguese
Religion - Portuguese Royal Traditional Latin Rite
- Roman Catholicism (formerly)
Demonym Portuguese
Government Unitary Authoritarian Dictatorship under Semi-constitutional Monarchy
 -  King Duarte Pio I
 -  Queen Isabel
 -  National Governor António de Oliveira Salazar
(1945-1968)
appointed by King
(current)
Legislature Royal Portuguese Legislative Court
Establishment
 -  Foundation 868 
 -  Re-founding 1095 
 -  Sovereignty 24 June 1128 
 -  Kingdom 25 July 1139 
 -  First Restoration 1 December 1640 
 -  Estado Novo 19 March 1933 
 -  Second Restoration 20 March 1945 
Currency Portuguese Real
Time zone UTC (Western European Time)
 -  Summer (DST) UTC+1 (UTC+1)
(Western European Summer Time)
Date formats dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Drives on the Left
Internet TLD .pt
Calling code +351

The Kingdom of Portugal, commonly known as Portugal, is a sovereign country located in the southwest part of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the most recent member nation to join the Phalanx Pact. Like the rest of the Phalanx Pact countries, Portugal is an authoritarian dictatorship under semi-constitutional monarchy. Spain is Portugal's neighbouring country to the north, the east and the northeast. It is also a founding member of the United Nations.

Politics[]

Foreign Relations[]

As a member nation of the Phalanx Pact Organisation, Portugal maintained a friendly relation with both Greece and Spain. Like the rest of the Phalanx Pact, Portugal have a frosty relation with NATO from the day it joined the Phalanx Pact to the present day.