Spain: Introduction

Capital: Madrid

Population

Total Population: 46,081,574

Annual Growth Rate: 0.4%

Density: 92 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 77.4%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Madrid (3,130,000); Barcelona (1,600,000); Valencia (800,000); Seville (700,000); Zaragoza (650,000).

Ethnic Origins: Spanish: 90%. Foreigners: 10% of which 13% are Moroccans, 11.7% Rumanians, 9.5% Ecuadorians, 7% British and 5.8% Colombians.

Official Language: Castilian (Spanish)

Other Languages Spoken: Some regions use their regional language for conducting business (Euskera, Catalan, Galician, Valencian). Other minor regional languages can be used: Bable, Aragonese, Aranese, Extremaduran.

Business Language(s): Spanish.
English is rarely used but it is developing.

Religion: Catholics 77% (50% practising) ; Muslims, Protestants, etc.: 3% ; non believers: 19%.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Madrid

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Euro (EUR)

Country Overview

Area: 505,370 km²

Type of State: Kingdom. Constitutional monarchy based on a parliamentary democracy.
Power is highly decentralized; the autonomous communities have a high level of legislative, executive and fiscal autonomy (Basque country and Navarre, own taxes).

Type of Economy: High revenue country; Member of OECD.
Economy based principally on agriculture, financial services and tourism; Unemployment rate among the highest in Europe

HDI*: 0.863/1

HDI (World Rank): 20/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

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Low: 0° | High: 10°

Humidity: 53% | Wind: 3 km/h
Sunrise: 8:20 am | Sunset: 6:36 pm

Madrid, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Spain, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Spain, Dial +34

Internet Suffix: .es

Computers: 39.3 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 45.4 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 56.7 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Imports of Goods (million USD)	328,696	389,301	420,804	293,218	312,228
Exports of Goods (million USD)	213,717	253,297	281,493	227,338	244,527
Imports of Services (million USD)	77,860	95,688	104,036	86,679	85,500
Exports of Services (million USD)	105,501	126,747	141,750	121,517	120,846

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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