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Overview of Spain
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Spain is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar; to the north by France, 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.
Area
Total 504,030 km2 (51st)
Water (%) 1.04
Population
2010 estimate 46,030,109 (27th)
Density 93/km2 (106th)
231/sq mi
Currency: Euro (?)(EUR)
Time zone
CET(UTC+1)
Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD: .es
Calling code: 34
Officially name: The Kingdom of Spain
Capital: Madrid
Largest city: Madrid
Official language: Spanish
Government: Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
Capital: Madrid
Largest city: Madrid
Official language: Spanish
Government: Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
Spain is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar; to the north by France, 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.
Area
Total 504,030 km2 (51st)
Water (%) 1.04
Population
2010 estimate 46,030,109 (27th)
Density 93/km2 (106th)
231/sq mi
Currency: Euro (?)(EUR)
Time zone
CET(UTC+1)
Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD: .es
Calling code: 34
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