 Spain
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
40 00 N, 4 00 W |
| Area |
total: 504,782 sq km land: 499,542 sq km water: 5,240 sq km note: there are two autonomous cities - Ceuta and Melilla - and 17 autonomous communities including Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, and three small Spanish possessions off the coast of Morocco - Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera |
| Climate |
temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast |
| Terrain |
large, flat to dissected plateau surrounded by rugged hills; Pyrenees in north |
| Population |
40,448,191 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%, are official regionally |
| Imports |
machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, semifinished goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods, measuring and medical control instruments |
| Exports |
machinery, motor vehicles; foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, medicines, other consumer goods |
| Hazards |
periodic droughts |
| Resources |
coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land |
| Geography |
strategic location along approaches to Strait of Gibraltar |
| Nationality |
noun: Spaniard(s) adjective: Spanish |
| Capital |
name: Madrid geographic coordinates: 40 24 N, 3 41 W time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October note: Spain is divided into two time zones including the Canary Islands |
| Internet Country Code |
.es |
| Internet Users |
19.205 million (2006) |
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