Spain, a country on Europe’s Iberian Peninsula, includes 17 autonomous regions with diverse geography and cultures. The capital city Madrid is home to the Royal Palace and Prado museum, housing works by European masters. Segovia has a medieval castle (the Alcázar) and an intact Roman aqueduct. Catalonia’s capital, Barcelona, is defined by Antoni Gaudí’s whimsical modernist landmarks like the Sagrada Família church.
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| Point | Information |
| Country Name | Kingdom of Spain |
| Short Name | Spain |
| Capital | Madrid |
| Largest city | Madrid |
| Official languages | Spanish |
| National Languages | Spanish |
| Religion | 62% Christianity —61% Roman Catholic —1% Other Christian, 34% No religion, 3% Others, 1% No answer |
| Demonym(s) | Spanish, Spaniard |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| President | Prime Minister (President of the Government) – Pedro Sánchez |
| Vice President | Deputy Prime Minister/Vice President of the Government) – Pablo Iglesias Turrión |
| House Speaker | Meritxell Batet |
| Chief Justice | Carlos Lesmes Serrano |
| Total Area | 505,990 km2 (195,360 sq mi) |
| Water (%) | 1.04 |
| Total Land Area (%) | 500,728 km2 |
| Population | 47,431,256 (2020 estimate) |
| GDP (PPP) | $2.016 trillion (2020 estimate) |
| GDP (Nominal) | $1.440 trillion (2020 estimate) |
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 to +1 (WET and CET)
Summer (DST) UTC+1 to +2 (WEST and CEST) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (CE) |
| Mains Electricity | 230 V – 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Right |
| Calling code | +34 |
| ISO 3166 code | ES |
| Internet TLD | .es |
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