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Geographical unit:
 
 Entity
 Spain 
 Main prefix
 EA 
 Time zone
 +1 h 
 Continent
 Europe 
 
          Spain          
 
 Spain 

 Spain - contains of following DXCC entities:
DXCC entities included in this geographic unit on other continents:
 
          Spain          
 
 Coat of arms 
 Coin 
 Banknote 
 Stamp 
 Satellite image 
 
 Flag 
 Flag description 
Three horizontal bands of red (top), yellow (double width), and red with the national coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band; the coat of arms includes the royal seal framed by the Pillars of Hercules, which are the two promontories (Gibraltar and Ceuta) on either side of the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar.
 
          Spain          
 
 Spain 
 Capital: 
Madrid
 Administrative
 divisions: 
19 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular - comunidad autonoma): Andalucia, Aragon, Asturias, Baleares (Balearic Islands), Ceuta, Canarias (Canary Islands), Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y Leon, Cataluna, Communidad Valencian, Extremadura, Galicia, La Rioja, Madrid, Melilla, Murcia, Navarra, and Pais Vasco (Basque Country).
Three small Spanish possessions are located off the coast of Morocco: Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera.
 Population: 
40,077,100 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
40° 00' N, 4° 00' W
 Area total: 
504,782 sq. km
There are two autonomous cities - Ceuta and Melilla; 17 autonomous communities including Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, and three small Spanish possessions off the coast of Morocco - Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera.
 Land area: 
499,542 sq. km
 Water area: 
5,240 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
1,917.8 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Andorra 63.7 km, France 623 km, Gibraltar 1.2 km, Portugal 1,214 km, Morocco (Ceuta) 6.3 km, Morocco (Melilla) 9.6 km
 Coastline: 
4,964 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Atlantic Ocean 0 m - Pico de Teide (Tenerife) on Canary Islands 3,718 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.es
 Currency: 
euro (EUR)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Kingdom of Spain
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Spain
 Name - local
 long form: 
Espana
 Independence: 
the Iberian peninsula was characterized by a variety of independent kingdoms prior to the Moslem occupation that began in the early 8th Century A. D. and lasted nearly seven centuries, the small Christian redoubts of the north began the reconquest almost immediately, culminating in the seizure of Granada in 1492, this event completed the unification of several kingdoms and is traditionally considered the forging of present-day Spain
 Constitution: 
6 December 1978, effective 29 December 1978
 Government
 type: 
parliamentary monarchy
 National
 holiday: 
Hispanic Day, 12 October
 
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