- Full Country Name: Kingdom of Spain.
- Local Name: España
- Capital: Madrid (population: 3.1 million).
- Language: Spanish (official). Aranese (Occitan), Basque, Catalan and Galician are co-official languages in some areas.
- Currency: Euro (?) = 100 cents.
- People: Castilian, Catalan, Galician, Basque, Gitano.
- Life Expectancy: Male: 76.46, Female: 83.32.
- Religion: Roman Catholic (94%).
- Size (sq km): 506,030 (51st)
- Population: 45,061,274 (28th)
- Population Density per sq km: 88.39 (106th)
- Country Dialling Code: 34
- Internet Country Code: .es (.eu also used).
- Time Zone: GMT +1
- Voltage Guide: 220 AC, 50 Hz.
- Finance: Credit cards and traveller's cheques widely accepted.
- Business Hours: Variable. Generally start 0800 and finish 2000, with a siesta of 2-3 hours in the middle.
- GDP: US$850.7 billion
- GDP per Capita: US$21,200
- Annual Growth: 4%
- Inflation: 2.9%
- Major Industries: textiles and apparel, food and beverages, metals, chemicals, shipbuilding, tourism.
- Major Trading Partners: EU (especially France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, UK, Benelux), US.
- Personal Safety: Safe, except for the Basque region, where separatist violence has included political assassinations and car-bombs.
