National name: Reino de España
Ruler: King Juan Carlos I (1975)
Prime Minister: José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (2004)
Area: 194,896 sq mi (504,782 sq km)1
Population (2005 est.): 40,341,462 (growth rate: 0.2%); birth rate: 10.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 4.4/1000; life expectancy: 79.5; density per sq mi: 207
Capital and largest city: Madrid, 5,130,000 (metro. area), 3,169,400 (city proper)
Other large cities: Barcelona, 1,528,800; Valencia, 741,100; Seville, 679,100
Monetary unit: Euro (formerly peseta)
Languages: Castilian Spanish 74% (official nationwide); Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2% (each official regionally)
Ethnicity/Race: Composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types
Religions: Roman Catholic 94%, other 6% |