Capital (and largest city) Madrid
Official language(s) Spanish
Recognised regional languages Aranese, Basque, Catalan/Valencian and Galician
Ethnic groups 87.8% Spanish, 12.2% (Romanian, Moroccan, Germans, Ecuadorian, British) other (2010)
Demonym Spanish, Spaniard
Government Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
- King Juan Carlos I
- Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (PSOE)
Formation 15th century
- Traditional date 569 (Ascension to the throne of Liuvigild)
- Dynastic 1479
- de facto 1812
- 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
- 2010 estimate 46,030,109[2] (27th)
- Density 93/km2 (106th)
231/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2009 estimate
- Total $1.360 trillion
- Per capita $29,689
GDP (nominal) 2009 estimate
- Total $1.464 trillion
- Per capita $31,946
Gini (2005) 32
HDI (2007) 0.955 (very high) (15th)
Currency Euro (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
Calling code 34
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