Spain
Position: South-Western Europe
Position: South-Western Europe
| International name: | Spain |
| Local name: | Espana |
| AREA ................................................ | 504.782 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 40.280.780 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 79,8 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Madrid |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%; note - Castilian is the official language nationwide; the other languages are official regionally |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Roman Catholic 94%, other 6% |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Euro (EUR) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 25047 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,659 (14th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Pico de Teide (Tenerife), Isole Canarie 3718 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | Presence of variety of independent kingdoms in Iberian peninsula prior to the Muslim occupation (8th century); 1492 Christian seizure of Granada: this event completed the unification of several kingdoms and is considered the forging of present-day Spain |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Constitutional Monarchy |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .es |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +34 |
South-Western Europe country
| Madrid | 23/11/2024 | 04:07 | ( GMT+1 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook