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Spain's Information

Land Area	498,980 km²
Water Area	6,390 km²
Total Area	505,370km² (#51)
Population	48,563,476 (#28)
Population Density	97.33/km²
Government Type	Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
GDP (PPP)	$1,690.00 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$36,500
Currency	Euro (EUR)
More Information	Spain History
Largest Cities	Madrid (3,255,944) Barcelona (1,621,537) Valencia (814,208) Sevilla (703,206) Zaragoza (674,317) Malaga (568,305) Murcia (436,870) Palma (401,270) Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (381,847) Bilbao (354,860) View all cities in Spain

Name: Spain
(long form) Kingdom of Spain
Capital City: Madrid (3,255,950 pop.)
(5,843,031 metro)
Spain Population: 47,370,542 (2013 est.)
World Populations (all countries)
Currency: Euro (conversion rates)
20 Euros

Ethnicity: Spanish 87%, Latin Americans 7%, Western Europeans 3%, African and Middle Eastern 2%, other 1%
Holidays
GDP total: $1.409 trillion (2012 est.)
GDP per capita: $30,400 (2012 est.)
Land Sizes
Language: Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%, are official regionally
Largest Cities: (by population) Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla, Zaragoza, Malaga, Murcia, Las Palmas, Bilbao, Palma
Name: The meaning of the name Espana comes from the Phoenician word i-spn-ya, meaning "land where metals are forged".
National Day: October 12

Note: Spain's National Day (Dia de la Hispanidad) commemorates the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (Cristobal Colon) in 1492.
Religion: Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%
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This page was last updated on July 10, 2020.

Spain Trivia

What are the Ethnic Groups in Spain?

Romanians, Ecuadorians, and Moroccans are three of the biggest ethnic minorities of Spain.

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What is an Autonomous Government?

Autonomy refers to the capacity and right of a country or other jurisdiction to govern itself. The term, autonomous comes from the Greek word, autonomous meaning auto - “self” and nomos - “law” respectively. In political, moral, and bioethical philosophy, it is explained as the capability of an entity to make an informed, unforced decision.

What Is An Autonomous Government?

Who Was the First Prime Minister of Spain?

The first prime minister of Spain was Adolfa Suárez, who was in office between 1976 and 1981.

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