Country Information

Kingdom of Spain Reino de España
Motto: “Plus Ultra” (Latin)”Further Beyond”
Anthem: “Marcha Real” (Spanish)”Royal March”
Capital (and largest city)		Madrid 40°26’N 3°42’W? / ?40.433°N 3.7°W? / 40.433; -3.7
Official languages		Spanish
Recognised regional languages		Aranese, Basque, Catalan/Valencian and Galician
Ethnic groups		88.7% Spanish, 11.3% Other (Romanian, Moroccan, Ecuadorian, Colombian, British)
Demonym		Spanish, Spaniard
Government		Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
–	King	Juan Carlos I
–	Prime Minister	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (PSOE)
Formation		15th century
–	Dynastic	1479
–	de facto	1516
–	de jure	1716
–	Constitutional democracy	1978
EU accession		1 January 1986
Area
–	Total	504,030 km² (51st)195,364 sq mi
–	Water (%)	1.04
Population
–	2008 estimate	46,157,822 (28th)
–	Density	90 people/km² (106th)231/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2007 estimate
–	Total	$1,351 trillion (12th)
–	Per capita	$30,118 (IMF) (26th)
GDP (nominal)		2007 estimate
–	Total	$1,439 trillion (8th)
–	Per capita	$32,089 (IMF) (25th)
Gini (2005)		32
HDI (2005)		0.949 (high) (16th)
Currency		Euro (€) (`EUR`)
Time zone		CET (UTC+1)
–	Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Date formats		dd.mm.yyyy (Spanish; CE)
Drives on the		right
Internet TLD		.es
Calling code		34