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Image of Madrid, capital city of Spain
Spain is an EU nation excelling in renewable energy, tourism, diverse agriculture exports, and globally renowned cultural heritage.
Spain in one word would be “Fiesta,” meaning festive celebration.
Spain is a country located in the Southern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.
Easy learning about Spain |
The capital city of Spain is Madrid.
| Spain is located in | Southern Europe Europe Continent Inhabitants of Spain are called Spaniards |
| Member of | European Union since 1986 Euro since 1999 Schengen since 1995 NATO since 1982 |
| Spain has a population of | 47,911,579 inhabitants within a total area of 504,782 Km2 (313,656 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Spain’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 23 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.60 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Spain HDI ranks in position nº 28 worldwide HDI of 0.918 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Spain’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 189 countries Spain passport ranks 3rd in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Spain GDP per capita is | $36,192 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Spain ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Spain EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Moderate proficiency has a score of 538 ranks 36th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 40° 00' N, 4° 00' W Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Andorra, Portugal, Gibraltar, France, Morocco. |
| Spain Climate | temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast |
| Most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
| Second most predominant religion | atheist, |
| Currency name & code | Euro (EUR) |
| Internet ccTLD | .es |
| Spain calling code | +34 |
Spain is located in southwestern Europe, directly above the northwest coast of Africa and just east of Portugal, with the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the east. It also shares land borders with France and Andorra to the northeast.
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