Capital: Madrid
Population
Total Population:
46,081,574
Annual Growth Rate:
0.4%
Density:
92 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population:
77.4%
Population of main cities including suburbs:
Madrid (3,130,000); Barcelona (1,600,000); Valencia (800,000); Seville (700,000); Zaragoza (650,000).
Ethnic Origins:
Spanish: 90%. Foreigners: 10% of which 13% are Moroccans, 11.7% Rumanians, 9.5% Ecuadorians, 7% British and 5.8% Colombians.
Official Language:
Castilian (Spanish)
Other Languages Spoken:
Some regions use their regional language for conducting business (Euskera, Catalan, Galician, Valencian). Other minor regional languages can be used: Bable, Aragonese, Aranese, Extremaduran.
Business Language(s):
Spanish.
English is rarely used but it is developing.
Religion:
Catholics 77% (50% practising) ; Muslims, Protestants, etc.: 3% ; non believers: 19%.
Local Time:
It is %T:%M %A In Madrid
Exchange Rate on
:
National Currency: Euro (EUR)
Country Overview
Area:
505,370 km²
Type of State:
Kingdom. Constitutional monarchy based on a parliamentary democracy.
Power is highly decentralized; the autonomous communities have a high level of legislative, executive and fiscal autonomy (Basque country and Navarre, own taxes).
Type of Economy:
High revenue country; Member of OECD.
Economy based principally on agriculture, financial services and tourism; Unemployment rate among the highest in Europe
HDI*:
0.863/1
HDI (World Rank):
20/169
Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.
Telecommunication
Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Spain, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Spain, Dial +34
Internet Suffix:
.es
Computers:
39.3 per 100 Inhabitants
Telephone Lines:
45.4 per 100 Inhabitants
Internet Users:
56.7 per 100 Inhabitants
Access to Electricity:
100% of the Population
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Last Updates: January 2012
Spain: Introduction