 Spain
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Spain is the second largest country in the EU (after France), with a total surface area of 197,000 square miles (510,000 square kilometres). In addition to mainland Spain, territory includes two island archipelagos – the Balearics and the Canaries – and two enclaves on the North African coast, bordering Morocco – Ceuta and Melilla.
It is the largest of the three sovereign nations that make up the Iberian Peninsula—the others are Portugal and the microstate of Andorra. To the west and to the south of Galicia, Spain borders Portugal.
Around 17 million Britons visit Spain every year.
AREA: 510,000 sq km
CLIMATE: Temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast
POPULATION: 44 million
RELIGIONS: Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%
LANGUAGES: Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%; note - Castilian is the official language nationwide; the other languages are official regionally
GOVERNMENT TYPE: Parliamentary monarchy
CAPITAL: Madrid
CURRENCY: Euro
NATIONAL HOLIDAY: National Day, 12 October
GDP PER CAPITA (purchasing power parity): $25,600 (2005 est.)
France = $29,600 (2005 est.)
USA = $41,600 (2005 est.)
China = $6,800 (2005 est.)
Bresil = $8,300 (2005 est.)
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