Spain
  • España
  • Region : Southern Europe
  • Capital : Madrid
  • Area : 505,935.00 km²
  • Official Language : Spanish
  • Population : 46,797,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 1397.870
  • GPI Rank : 32
  • GII Rank : 29
  • Has joined CRS(Common Reporting Standard)
Spain is a country on the Iberian Peninsula on the Atlantic and Mediterranean coast. The land has a total area of 505,935 km² and a total coastline of 4,964 km. This area is approximately 73% of the area of Texas. The country has about 100 islands. There are direct national borders with the 5 neighbouring countries Andorra, France, Morocco, Gibraltar and Portugal. The distance between New York City and the Capital Madrid is about 5,770 km.With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.893 Spain counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. The IMF also shares this classification.
Population
Population Per Km2

92.50

Life Expectancy of Males

80.7

Life Expectancy of Females

86.1

Birth Rate

7.9 ‰

Death Rate

9.1 ‰

Passport
Passport of Spain
VF : 127 , VOA : 44 MS : 171
Currency : Euro (EUR)

1 US Dollar = 0.92 Euro
1 Euro = 1.08 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP : 1397.870 | GDP(PPP) : 1940.540
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Madrid / CapitalMadrid

3,183,000

BarcelonaCatalonia

1,605,000

ValenciaValencia

814,000

SevillaAndalusia

703,000

ZaragozaAragon

674,000

MálagaAndalusia

568,000

MurciaMurcia

437,000

PalmaBalearic Islands

401,000

Las Palmas de Gran CanariaCanary Islands

382,000

BilbaoBasque Country

355,000

AlicanteValencia

335,000

ValladolidCastille and León

318,000

VigoGalicia

297,000

GijónAsturias

278,000

L'Hospitalet de LlobregatCatalonia

257,000

A CoruñaGalicia

246,000

Gasteiz / VitoriaBasque Country

236,000

Ciudad LinealMadrid

228,000

OviedoAsturias

224,000

Santa Cruz de TenerifeCanary Islands

222,000

CartagenaMurcia

212,000

PamplonaNavarre

198,000

SantanderCantabria

183,000

BurgosCastille and León

179,000

AlbaceteCastille-La Mancha

170,000

LogroñoLa Rioja

152,000

BadajozExtremadura

148,000

CáceresExtremadura

93,000

Talavera de la ReinaCastille-La Mancha

89,000

CeutaCeuta

79,000

Land Use

Category

Area

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

Spanish

74.0 %

Catalan

17.0 %

Galecian

7.0 %

Basque

2.0 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Climate
The climate in SpainThe climate in Spain is subtropical. So it is much drier and warmer than in the most parts of the US or Central Europe. Only in a few humid months per year the intense of rain is a bit higher. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 14 and 30 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 35 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to 5°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Spain and 19 geographic spots of the countryVolcanosEarthquakesTsunamis
The climate in Spain