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.
> INTEL_
> NOTABLE_
- »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.
> BORDERS_
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.
> THE CAPITAL_
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.
> SCALE_
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 FLAG_
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.