Spain

Kingdom of Spain Reino de España
Map of Spain
Location of Spain on the European continent
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Plus Ultra" (Latin) "Further Beyond"
Anthem: "Marcha Real"(Spanish) "Royal March"
Patron Saint(s): Saint James the Greater
Capital (and largest city)		Madrid
Official language(s)		Spanish
Recognised regional languages		Basque, Catalan and Galician.
Demonym		Spanish, Spaniard
Government		Unitary regional state parliamentary constitutional monarchy
-	King	Juan Carlos I
-	Prime Minister	Mariano Rajoy
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
Area
-	Total	505,992 km2 (52nd) 195,364 sq mi
-	Water (%)	1.04
Population
-	2011 estimate	47,190,493 (27th)
-	2001 census	40,847,371
-	Density	93/km2 (106th) 231/sq mi
Gini (2005)		32
HDI (2011)		0.878 (very high) (23rd)
Currency		Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone		CET (UTC+1)
-	Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
		Except the Canary Islands which observe UTC+0 (WET) (UTC+1 during summer time)
Date formats		dd.mm.yyyy
Drives on the		right
Internet TLD		.es
Calling code		34
a. ^ In some autonomous communities, Catalan, Valencian, Galician, Basque and Aranese (Occitan) are co-official languages. Aragonese, Asturian and Leonese have some degree of official recognition. b. ^ Prior to 2002, the national currency was the Spanish peseta (₧). c. The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states. Also, the .cat domain is used in Catalan-speaking territories.

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Spain (Spanish: España) or the Kingdom of Spain (Spanish: Reino de España) is a country in the southwest of Europe located on the Iberian Peninsula. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north and north east by France, the principality of Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the northwest and west by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal. Spanish territory also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast, and two autonomous cities in North Africa, Ceuta and Melilla, that border Morocco. The town of Llívia is a small Spanish exclave in Catalonia situated inside French territory. With an area of 505,992 square kilometres (195,365 sq mi), it is the fourth largest country in Europe. Its capital city is Madrid.

See Also

• Portugal

External Links

• General
  • Catholic Encyclopedia - Spain
  • Encyclopædia Britannica Online – Spain's country page