Spain Facts

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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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

Ethnicity: Spanish 87%, Latin Americans 7%, Western Europeans 3%, African and Middle Eastern 2%, other 1%
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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 April 7, 2017.