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Map of diplomatic missions in Portugal. This article lists diplomatic missions resident in Portugal.At present, the capital city of Lisbon hosts 86 embassies. In addition are consulates in Porto and other major cities.
Circa 2006, the Portuguese government announced plans to close many of its consular missions, particularly in France and the United States, where there are consulates in comparatively small cities such as New Bedford and Providence whose links to Portugal are based on receiving Luso-American immigrants in the nineteenth century.
This does not include consular sections that operate within embassies. From all embassies, 29 are located in Europe, 18 in Africa, 16 in Asia, 12 in America and 1 in Oceania. Portugal also has 216 honorary consulates, of which 82 are in America (26 in Brazil alone), 68 in Europe, 40 in Asia, 31 in Africa and 5 in Oceania. [9]
The Portuguese Embassy in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of Portugal to the United States. The building is located at 2012 Massachusetts Avenue in Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Embassy Row neighborhood. [1]
Most countries issue diplomatic license plates to accredited diplomats.Per the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, these are special vehicle registration plates which typically have distinctive features to allow diplomatic vehicles to be distinguished from other vehicles by police and other bodies, [1] allowing them to give diplomatic vehicles special treatment and warning them that the ...
Diplomatic missions of Portugal. When in a non-EU country where there is no Portuguese embassy, Portuguese citizens as EU citizens have the right to get consular protection from the embassy of any other EU country present in that country. See also List of diplomatic missions of Portugal.
The Portuguese identity card (Portuguese: Cartão de cidadão, CC) (lit. ' Citizen card '), is an identity document issued by the Government of Portugal to its citizens. The card replaces several previous documents, including the Bilhete de Identidade (BI; Identity Card), Social Security card, National Health Service card, Taxpayer card and voter registration card, [2] in one secure card.
This is a list of country codes on UK issued diplomatic vehicle registration plates, i.e. the first group of three numbers. [1]Since 1979, motor vehicles operated by foreign embassies, high commissions, consulates and international organisations have been issued unique vehicle registration marks with a distinguishing format of three numbers, space, letter D or X, space and three numbers.