Size of Country: 504,782 sq km (slightly more than twice the size of Oregon)
Capital City: Madrid
Time Zone: GMT+1
Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France
Climate: Temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast
Currency: Euro
Language: Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%, are official regionally
Economy: The Socialist president, Rodriguez Zapatero, has made mixed progress in carrying out key structural reforms, which need to be accelerated and deepened to sustain Spain's strong economic growth. Despite the economy's relative solid footing, significant downside risks remain including Spain's continued loss of competitiveness, the potential for a housing market collapse, the country's changing demographic profile, and a decline in E.U. structural funds
Exports: $222.1 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Imports: $324.4 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Gross Domestic Product (Purchasing Power Parity): $1.109 trillion (2006 est.)
Spain Fact File
Spain Fact File: General Information
Population: 40,448,191 (July 2007 est.)
Size of Country: 504,782 sq km (slightly more than twice the size of Oregon)
Capital City: Madrid
Time Zone: GMT+1
Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France
Climate: Temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast
Currency: Euro
Language: Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%, are official regionally
System of Government: Parliamentary monarchy, led by King Juan Carlos I; President of Government José Luis RodrÃguez Zapatero
Telephone Country Code: 34
Electricity: 220 volts
National Holidays: National Day, Oct. 12
Religion: Roman Catholic (94%)
Life Expectancy at Birth: 80 years
Economy: The Socialist president, Rodriguez Zapatero, has made mixed progress in carrying out key structural reforms, which need to be accelerated and deepened to sustain Spain's strong economic growth. Despite the economy's relative solid footing, significant downside risks remain including Spain's continued loss of competitiveness, the potential for a housing market collapse, the country's changing demographic profile, and a decline in E.U. structural funds
Exports: $222.1 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Imports: $324.4 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Gross Domestic Product (Purchasing Power Parity): $1.109 trillion (2006 est.)
GDP per Capita: $27,400 (2006 est.)
Inflation Rate: 3.5% (2006 est.)
Source: CIA The World Factbook