Out of the forty-seven highways in Portugal, eight pass through Lisbon proper. The motorway network and the high-speed rail system of Alfa Pendular link the main cities of Portugal to Lisbon. It served approximately 28.4 million passengers in 2022, being the busiest airport in Portugal, the fourth busiest in the Iberian Peninsula and the 14th busiest in Europe. Īdditionally, the Humberto Delgado Airport is located within the city's limits. The Lisbon port also serves as a major hub for cruise ships, involving around 500,000 people in cruise-related activities in the city every year. The city is also served by one of the largest container ports on Europe's Atlantic coast as well as the second largest in Portugal after the port of Sines. Lisbon is one of the major economic centres in Europe, with a growing financial sector, with PSI-20 being part of Euronext, the largest center for debt and funds listings in the world. Lisbon is amongst the two Portuguese cities to be recognised as a global city and it is also home to three companies in the Global 2000 ( EDP Group, Galp Energia and Jerónimo Martins). Lisbon is recognised as an alpha-level global city because of its importance in finance, commerce, fashion, media, entertainment, arts, international trade, education and tourism. The westernmost portions of its metro area, the Portuguese Riviera, hosts the westernmost point of Continental Europe, culminating at Cabo da Roca. The city lies in the western portion of the Iberian Peninsula on River Tagus. Lisbon is mainland Europe's westernmost capital city (second overall after Reykjavik) and the only one along the Atlantic coast, the others (Reykjavik and Dublin) being islands. It represents approximately 27.7% of the country's population. Ībout 2.9 million people live in the Lisbon metropolitan area, which extends beyond the city's administrative area, making it the third largest metropolitan area in the Iberian Peninsula, after Madrid and Barcelona as well as the 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union. Lisbon ( / ˈ l ɪ z b ən/ Portuguese: Lisboa i) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 548,703 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km 2. Vincent of Saragossa and Anthony of Lisbon
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