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Spain Fast Facts

 

 

 

 Map Credit - greenwichmeantime.com

 

 

Formal Name 

Kingdom of Spain 

 

Capital City

Madrid 

 

Country Flag

Flag Description - Three horizontal

bands of red (top), yellow (double

width), and red with the national

coat of arms on the hoist side of the

yellow band; the coat of arms

includes the royal seal framed by the

Pillars of Hercules, which are the two

promontories (Gibraltar and Ceuta) on

either side of the eastern end of the

Strait of Gibraltar. 

 

Location

Southwestern Europe, bordering the

Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea,

North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France.

 

Currency

euro (EUR)

 

Time Zone

GMT +1 in winter, GMT +2 in summer

 

Electricity

220 V, 50 Hz

 

Country Code

+34

 

Population

40,448,191 (July 2007) 

Political System 

Parliamentary Monarchy

 

Total Area

Land - 192,819 mi2; 499,401 km2

Total Area - 194,896 mi2; 504,782 km2 

 

Languages

Spanish.  In certain regions Catalan

in Catalonia, Galician in Galicia, Euskera/Basque in Basque Country, Valencian in Valencia Region and a particular variety of Catalan spoken

on the Balearic Islands

 

Literacy

98% (2003 estimated)

 

Religions

Roman Catholic (97%), Islam,

Judaism, Protestantism, Hunduism 

 

Life Expectancy

80 years

 

Entrance Requirements

Valid passport - US and Canadian

citizens

 

Embassy/Consulate

Embassy - Washington, DC

Consulates - Boston, MA:

Chicago, OH; Houston, TX; Miami, FL;

New Orleans, LA; New York City, NY;  Puerto Rico; Washington, DC