Lisbon metropolitan area

Lisbon Metropolitan Area
Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
Clockwise: view of the Rossio; view of Avenida da Liberdade from Marquis of Pombal Square; Parque das Nações; view of Vasco da Gama Bridge; Pena Palace in Sintra; aerial view of the Lisbon; view of Almada from the Christ the King statue.
Core cityLisbon
MunicipalitiesAlcochete, Almada, Barreiro, Amadora, Cascais, Lisbon, Loures, Mafra, Moita, Montijo, Odivelas, Oeiras, Palmela, Seixal, Sintra, Sesimbra, Setúbal and Vila Franca de Xira.
Government
 • PresidentCarla Tavares
Area
 • Total3,015.24 km2 (1,164.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total2,961,177[1]
GDP
 • Total€87.368 billion (2022)
 • Per capita€30,642 (2022)
HDI (2021)0.900[4]
very high · 1st
WebsiteOfficial website

The Lisbon Metropolitan Area (Portuguese: Área Metropolitana de Lisboa; abbreviated as AML) is a metropolitan area in Portugal centered on Lisbon, the capital and largest city of the country. The metropolitan area, covering 17 cities in 18 municipalities, is the largest urban area in the country and the 10th largest in the European Union, with a population in 2023 of 2,961,177 in an area of 3,015.24 km².[5][6]

The Lisbon Metropolitan Area has the largest GDP (€76.4 billion) of any metropolitan area in Portugal.[7] The region is home to the largest tech hub in the country and a majority of Portugal's major multinational corporations by revenue are based there.

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