Portugal is located in southwestern Europe, in the western part of the Iberian Peninsula. Its membership also includes the Azores and Madeira archipelago, located in the Atlantic Ocean. Azores include nine islands and are in 1500 km from Lisbon. Madeira archipelago consists of islands of Madeira and Porto Santo and the uninhabited Desertas and Selvagen. It is located in the Atlantic Ocean, 500 km from the African coast and 1000 km from the mainland. The area of the country, together with the islands is 92,391 square meters. km. On the east and north it is bordered by Spain and the east and south by the Atlantic Ocean.