Spain

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Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union (EU) member state. Spanning the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean; the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea; and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in mainland Africa. Peninsular Spain is bordered to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea, Gibraltar and Morocco ; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's capital and largest city is Madrid; other major urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza, Seville, Bilbao, Málaga, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca and Las Palmas.

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Capital

Madrid

Population

48,592,909

Area

505,990 km2

Climate

Temperate

Government

Parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Languages

Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%

Sells

cars, packaged medicine, refined petroleum, vehicle parts/accessories

Sells to

France 15%, Germany 10%, Portugal 9%

Land borders

3: Andorra, France, Portugal

Drives on the

right

Calling code

+34

Founded

1978

Hemisphere

Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Castilian Spanishofficial

74.0%

Catalanofficial

17.0%

Galicianofficial

7.0%

Basqueofficial

2.0%

Aranese <5official

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What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Farms and fisheries

milk
olives
pork
grapes
wheat
tomatoes

Largest cities

Madrid capital	3,255,944
Barcelona	1,686,208
Valencia	824,340
Zaragoza	686,986
Sevilla	686,741

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

World War II1939–1945 Napoleonic Wars1803–1815 Seven Years' War1756–1763 Thirty Years' War1618–1648 Hundred Years' War1337–1453 American Revolutionary War1775–1783 Spanish-American War1898 Spanish Civil War1936–1939 War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)2001–2021 Iraq War2003–2011 Kosovo War1998–1999 Spanish–Ottoman Wars1498–1792

Form of government

Parliamentary constitutional monarchy.

parliamentary monarchy

Money, belief and alliances

Belongs to

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe European Air Transport Command European Southern Observatory United Nations World Meteorological Organization European Union International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance International Energy Agency International Development Association Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons NATO International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Australia Group Asian Development Bank Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Missile Technology Control Regime

Climate and geography

temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast

Climate zone

Temperate

Highest point

Teide

Landmarks and landscapes

Sagrada Familia Alhambra Camino de Santiago Park Guell

Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (3)

Andorra

France

Portugal

In charge right now

Felipe VI of Spain Head of state

Pedro Sánchez Head of government

Figures from its history

Francisco Franco Dictator, 1939-1975 Francisco Franco Bahamonde was a Spanish military general and the dictator of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975.

Isabella I of Castile Queen who financed Columbus Isabella I, also known as Isabella the Catholic, was Queen of Castile and León from 1474 until her death in 1504.

Pablo Picasso Painter Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish painter and sculptor who spent most of his adult life in France.

Miguel de Cervantes Author of Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists.