| Kingdom of Spain
Reino de España
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Motto: “Plus Ultra” (Latin)”Further Beyond”
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Anthem: “Marcha Real” (Spanish)”Royal March”
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| Capital (and largest city) | Madrid | |
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Official languages
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Spanish | |
| Recognised regional languages | Aranese, Basque, Catalan/Valencian and Galician | |
| Ethnic groups | 88.7% Spanish, 11.3% Other (Romanian, Moroccan, Ecuadorian, Colombian, British) | |
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Demonym
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Spanish, Spaniard | |
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Government
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Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy | |
| - | King | Juan Carlos I |
| - | Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (PSOE) |
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Formation
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15th century | |
| - | Dynastic | 1479 |
| - | de facto | 1516 |
| - | de jure | 1716 |
| - | Constitutional democracy | 1978 |
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EU accession
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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) | |
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Currency
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Euro (€) (EUR) |
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Time zone
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CET (UTC+1) | |
| - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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Date formats
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dd.mm.yyyy (Spanish; CE) | |
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Drives on the
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right | |
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Internet TLD
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.es | |
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Calling code
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34 | |