Portugal is a nation-state.
Portugal ( Portuguese : [ puɾtuˈɣaɫ ] ) , officially the Portuguese Republic ( [ República Portuguesa , links = no ] ) ( Portuguese : [ ʁɨ ` publikɐ puɾtu ' ɣezɐ ] ) In recognized minority languages of Portugal : República Pertuesa is a sovereign state located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe . Stateless nation is a political term for ethnic/national minority that does not possess its own state and is not the majority population in any nation state .