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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Spain:
Spain – sovereign state located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. Spanish territory also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast, three exclaves in North Africa, Ceuta, Melilla, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera that border Morocco, and the islands and peñones (rocks) of Alborán, Chafarinas, Alhucemas, and Perejil. Spain is a democracy organized in the form of a parliamentary government under a constitutional monarchy. It is a developed country with the 13th largest economy in the world. It is a member of the European Union, United Nations, NATO, OECD, WTO and many other international organizations.
Spain Population:
2018: 46,960,000
2019: 46,450,000
2020: 46,460,000
2021: 46,420,000
2024: 48,692,804
General reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Spain
- Official English country name: The Kingdom of Spain or Spain
- Common endonym: España
- Official endonym: Reino de España, España
- Adjectival: Spanish
- Demonym: Spaniard
- Etymology: Name of Spain
- International rankings of Spain
- ISO country codes: ES, ESP, 724
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:ES
- Internet country code top-level domain: .es
- International Direct Dialing uses the prefix +34. Then a first digit 9 or 8 indicates a fixed landline, 6 or 7 are for mobile cellphones
Geography of Spain
- Spain is a:
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere, on the Prime Meridian
- Eurasia
- Europe
- Southern Europe
- Western Europe
- Iberian Peninsula – Spain occupies most of this peninsula, sharing it with Portugal
- Europe
- Time zones:
- Canary Islands – Western European Time (UTC+00), Western European Summer Time (UTC+01)
- Rest of Spain – Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Spain
- High: Teide on Tenerife 3,718 m (12,198 ft) - highest point in Canary Islands
Mulhacén 3,479 m (11,414 ft) - highest point in continental Spain - Low: North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea 0 m
- High: Teide on Tenerife 3,718 m (12,198 ft) - highest point in Canary Islands
- Land boundaries: 1,918 km
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- Coastline: 4,964 km
- Population of Spain: 48,692,804 (April 2024) - 30th most populous country
- Area of Spain: 504,030 km2
- Second largest country in Western Europe (behind France)
- Altitude:
- Average altitude: 650 m
- Rank: second highest country in Europe (behind Switzerland)
- Atlas of Spain
Environment of Spain
- Geology of Spain
- Climate of Spain
- Renewable energy in Spain
- Environmental issues in Spain
- Wildlife of Spain
Natural geographic features of Spain
- Beaches in Spain
- Glaciers of Spain
- Islands of Spain
- Lakes of Spain
- Mountains of Spain
- Rivers of Spain
- Valleys of Spain
- World Heritage Sites in Spain
Regions of Spain
Ecological regions of Spain
Administrative divisions of Spain
Administrative divisions of Spain
Autonomous communities of Spain
Autonomous communities of Spain – each has its own parliament and government
- By name
- By statistic
Autonomous cities of Spain
Autonomous cities of Spain – less autonomous than the autonomous communities, but with more autonomy than Spain's other cities
Other territory
- Spanish exclaves:
- Places of sovereignty near Morocco, consisting of:
Provinces of Spain
- Spanish provinces by area
- Spanish provinces by coastline
- Spanish provinces by population
- Spanish provinces by name: