| Kingdom of Spain Reino de España |
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Motto: "Plus Ultra"(Latin)
"Further Beyond" |
Anthem: "Marcha Real"(Spanish)
"Royal March"
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Capital
(and largest city) | Madrid
40°26′N3°42′W / 40.433°N 3.7°W / 40.433; -3.7 |
| Official language(s) | Spanish[a] |
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| Recognised regional languages | Basque, Catalan/Valencian, Galician and Occitan |
| Demonym | Spanish, Spaniard |
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| Government | Unitaryregional Stateparliamentaryconstitutional monarchy |
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| - | King | Juan Carlos I |
| - | Prime Minister | Mariano Rajoy |
| Legislature | Cortes Generales |
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| - | Upper house | Senate |
| - | Lower house | Congress of Deputies |
| Formation | 15th century |
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| - | Traditional date | 569 (ascension to the throne of Liuvigild) |
| - | Dynastic | 1479 |
| - | De facto | 1516 |
| - | De jure | 1715 |
| - | Nation state | 1812 |
| - | Constitutional democracy | 1978 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 505,992 km2 (52nd)
195,364 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 1.04 |
| Population |
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| - | 2011 estimate | 47,190,493[1][2] (27th) |
| - | 2001 census | 40,847,371[3] |
| - | Density | 93/km2 (106th)
231/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $1.413 trillion[4] |
| - | Per capita | $30,625[4] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $1.495 trillion[4] |
| - | Per capita | $32,360[4] |
| Gini (2005) | 32[5] |
| HDI (2011) |  0.878[6] (very high) (23rd) |
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
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| Time zone | CET(UTC+1) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Except the Canary Islands which observe UTC+0 (WET) (UTC+1 during summer time) |
| Date formats | dd.mm.yyyy (Spanish; CE) |
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| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | ES |
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| Internet TLD | .es[b] |
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| Calling code | 34 |
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