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Tuesday, 12 August 2008 10:00 Last Updated on Sunday, 18 October 2009 12:58 Written by david
Kingdom of Spain
Reino de España
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Plus Ultra" (Latin)
"Further Beyond"
Anthem: "Marcha Real" (Spanish)[note 1]
"Royal March"
Location of Spain (dark green)

– on the European continent (light green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (light green)  —  [Legend]
Capital
(and largest city)		 Madrid
40°26′N 3°42′W / 40.433°N 3.7°W / 40.433; -3.7
Official languages Spanish[note 2]
Recognised regional languages Aranese, Basque, Catalan/Valencian and Galician
Ethnic groups 88.0% Spanish, 12.0% (Romanian, Moroccan, Ecuadorian) other (2009)[1]
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
- 2009 estimate 46,661,950[2] (27th)
- Density 90 people/km2 (106th)
231/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2008 estimate
- Total $1.395 trillion[3]
- Per capita $30,588[3]
GDP (nominal) 2008 estimate
- Total $1.602 trillion[3]
- Per capita $35,116[3]
Gini (2005) 32[4]
HDI (2007) ▲ 0.955 (very high) (15th)
Currency Euro (€)[note 3] (EUR)
Time zone CET[note 4] (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Date formats dd.mm.yyyy (Spanish; CE)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD .es[note 5]
Calling code 34