Spain

Kingdom of Spain

Reino de España


Flag	Coat of arms

Motto: "Plus Ultra" (Latin)
"Further Beyond"

Anthem: "Marcha Real" (Spanish)^{[note 1]}
"Royal March"

Location of Spain (dark green)

– on the European continent (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (green) — [Legend]

Capital
(and largest city)

Madrid
40°26′N3°42′W / 40.433°N 3.7°W

Official language(s) Spanish^{[note 2]}

Recognised regional languages Aranese, Basque, Catalan/Valencian and Galician

Demonym Spanish, Spaniard

Government Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy

- King Juan Carlos I

- Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (PSOE)

Legislature

Cortes Generales

- Upper House Senate

- Lower House Congress of Deputies

Formation 15th century

- Traditional date 569 (ascension to the throne of Liuvigild)

- Dynastic 1479

- De facto 1516

- De jure 1715

- Nation state 1812

- Constitutional democracy 1978

EU accession 1 January 1986

Area

- Total 504,030 km² (51st)
195,364 sq mi

- Water (%) 1.04

Population

- 2010 estimate 46,030,109^[1] (27th)

- Density 93/km² (106th)
231/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate

- Total $1.364 trillion^[2]

- Per capita $29,651^[2]

GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate

- Total $1.374 trillion^[2]

- Per capita $29,875^[2]

Gini (2005) 32^[3]

HDI (2010) 0.863^[4] (very high) (20th)

Currency Euro (€)^{[note 3]} (EUR)

Time zone CET^{[note 4]}(UTC+1)

- Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Date formats dd.mm.yyyy (Spanish; CE)

Drives on the right

ISO 3166 code

Internet TLD .es^{[note 5]}

Calling code

Introduction

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Demographics

Government

Economy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

Transnational Issues

Environment

Health

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