Spain Facts

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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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)
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