Official Name: Kingdom of Spain Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France. Includes Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, and five places of sovereignty (plazas de soberania) on and off the coast of Morocco - Ceuta, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera. Capital: Madrid Area: total: 504,782 sq km land: 499,542 sq km water: 5,240 sq km Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m. Highest point: Pico de Teide (Tenerife) on Canary Islands 3,718 m.

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Population: 40,448,191 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: Spaniard(s) Ethnic groups: Composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types. Religions: Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%. Languages: Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%.

Temperate. Clear, hot summers in the interior, more moderate and cloudy along the coast. Cloudy cold winters in the interior, partly cloudy and cool along the coast.

Government type: Parliamentary monarchy. Independence: 1492 (unification of several kingdoms, traditionally considered the forging of present-day Spain). National holiday: Hispanic Day, 12 October.

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