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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
Political Parties	Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) People’s Party (PP) Vox (Vox) United We Can
Independence Day	De facto 20 January 1479 De jure 9 June 1715
Tallest Building	Torre de Cristal Torre Cepsa Torre PwC Torre Espacio
Richest Persons	Amancio Ortega Sandra Ortega Mera Juan Roig Miguel Fluxà Rosselló
Top Website	Google.es Amazon.es Marca.com Elpais.com
Flag	Spain Flag
Map	Spain Map