Spain
Spain (officially Kingdom of Spain) is a country in Southern Europe, with its capital at Madrid, and is home to roughly 48.8M people.
Spanish is the official language; the currency in circulation is Euro (€); people from here are called Spanish.
- »Spain has the second most UNESCO World Heritage sites in the world.
- »It is the largest producer of olive oil.
- »Spanish is the world's second most spoken native language.
Spain touches four neighbours: Andorra to the northeast, France to the northeast, Morocco to the south and Portugal to the west. Directions run from one centre to the other.
Madrid was chosen as capital in 1561 largely for sitting at the geographic centre of Spain. At about 650 m it is the highest capital in the European Union.
499,854 km² (192,995 sq mi), 50th largest of 198 countries and territories on file, almost exactly the size of Thailand.
Population 48,848,840, 32nd of 198 on file. That averages 98 per km² (253 per sq mi).
The red-and-yellow was chosen for the navy in 1785 by Charles III, picked from twelve designs for being the most visible at long distance at sea.