Spain
Country name:
- conventional long form: Kingdom of Spain
- conventional short form: Spain
- local short form: Espana
Location: Spain is located in southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic
Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France
Geographic coordinates: 40º 00' N; 4º 00' W
Total area: 504.782 km²
- land: 499.542 km²
- water: 5.240 km²
Land boundaries:
- total: 1.917 km
- border countries: Andorra 63,7 km, France 623 km, Gibraltar 1,2 km, Portugal 1.214 km, Morocco (Ceuta) 6,3 km, Morocco (Melilla) 9,6 km
Coastline: 4.964 km
Elevation extremes:
- lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- highest point: Pico de Teide (Tenerife) on Canary Islands 3.718 m
Population of Spain: 40.341.462 (July 2005 est.)
Capital of Spain is Madrid
Administrative divisions: Kingdom of Spain is divided in 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities;
Andalucia, Aragon, Asturias, Baleares (Balearic Islands), Ceuta, Canarias (Canary Islands), Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha,
Castilla y Leon, Cataluna, Comunidad Valenciana, Extremadura, Galicia, La Rioja, Madrid, Melilla, Murcia, Navarra, Pais Vasco
(Basque Country)
National holiday: National Day, 12 October
Currency (code): euro (EUR)
Internet country code: .es
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