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3. The political parties shall collaborate in giving organic form to and expressing the will of the people, whilst respecting the principles of national independen- ce and political democracy.
4. The State shall be subject to the Constitution and based on dermocratic legality.
ARTICLE 4
Portuguese citizenship
All persons are Portuguese citizens who are consi- dered as such by law or under an international convention.
ARTICLE 5
Territory
1. Portugal comprises the territory defined by history on the European continent and the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.
2. The state shall not, except for frontier rectifica- tions, alienate any part of the Portuguese territory or of the sovereign rights it exercises over. it.
3. The extent and limits of territorial waters and the rights of Portugal to adjacent sea beds shall be defined by law.
4. The territory of Macao, under Portuguese admi- nistration, shall be governed by a Statute in keeping with its special situation.
ARTICLE 6
Unitary State
1. The state is a unitary one organised to respect the principles of the autonomy of local authorities and democratic decentralisation of the administration.
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