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Spain - Europe



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
40,448,191 (July 2007 est.)total population: 79.78 years
male: 76.46 years
female: 83.32 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
composite of Mediterranean and Nordic typesRoman Catholic 94%, other 6%
LanguagesLiteracy
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%, are official regionallydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 98.7%
female: 97.2% (2003 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
parliamentary monarchy Madrid
IndependanceNational day
the Iberian peninsula was characterized by a variety of independent kingdoms prior to the Muslim occupation that began in the early 8th century A.D. and lasted nearly seven centuries; the small Christian redoubts of the north began the reconquest almost immediately, culminating in the seizure of Granada in 1492; this event completed the unification of several kingdoms and is traditionally considered the forging of present-day SpainNational Day, 12 October (1492); year when Columbus first set foot in the Americas
ConstitutionLegal system
approved by legislature 31 October 1978; passed by referendum 6 December 1978, effective 29 December 1978civil law system, with regional applications; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$1.081 trillion (2006 est.)3.6% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$27,000 (2006 est.)8.1% (October 2006 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
19.8% (2005)3.5% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$222.1 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$324.4 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$17 billion (2006 est.)euro (EUR)
Military expenditures
1.2% (2005 est.)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France 504,782 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coastcoal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
41.328 million (2005).es
Internet hostsInternet users
2.521 million (2006)19.205 million (2006)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
157 (2006)14,873 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
666,292 km gas 7,962 km; oil 622 km; refined products 3,447 km (2006)