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Kingdom of Spain
Reino de España  (Spanish)
4 other names[a][b]
Motto: Plus ultra  (Latin)
"Further Beyond"
Anthem: Marcha Real  (Spanish)[2]
"Royal March"
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Location of Spain (dark green)

– in Europe (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (green)

Capital
and largest city
Madrid
40°26′N3°42′W / 40.433°N 3.700°W / 40.433; -3.700
Official languageSpanish[c]
Nationality (2020)
Religion
(2021)[5]
Demonym(s)Spanish
Spaniard
GovernmentUnitary parliamentaryconstitutional monarchy
• King
Felipe VI
Pedro Sánchez
Meritxell Batet
Ander Gil
Carlos Lesmes Serrano
LegislatureCortes Generales
Senate
Congress of Deputies
Formation
20 January 1479
• De jure
9 June 1715
19 March 1812
1 April 1939 - 1978
29 December 1978
1 January 1986
Area
• Total
505,990[6] km2 (195,360 sq mi) (51st)
• Water (%)
0.89 (as of 2015)[7]
Population
• 2020 census
Neutral increase 47,450,795[8][9][e] (30th)
• Density
94/km2 (243.5/sq mi) (120th)
GDP (PPP)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase$1.942 trillion[10] (15th)
• Per capita
$41,736[10] (32nd)
GDP (nominal)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase$1.450 trillion[10] (13th)
• Per capita
$31,178[10] (26th)
Gini (2019)Positive decrease 33.0[11]
medium · 103rd
HDI (2019)Increase 0.904[12]
very high · 25th
CurrencyEuro[f] () (EUR)
Time zoneUTC⁠±0 to +1 (WET and CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 to +2 (WEST and CEST)
Note: most of Spain observes CET/CEST, except the Canary Islands which observe WET/WEST.
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy (CE)
Driving sideright
Calling code+34
ISO 3166 codeES
Internet TLD.es[g]

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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