Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Spain
Kingdom of Spain | |
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Motto: Plus ultra (Latin) (English: "Further Beyond") | |
Anthem: Marcha Real (Spanish)[1] (English: "Royal March") | |
Location of Spain (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) | |
Capital and largest city | Madrid 40°26′N 3°42′W / 40.433°N 3.700°W |
Official language | Spanish[b] |
Nationality (2020) | |
Religion (2022)[4] |
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Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Felipe VI |
Pedro Sánchez | |
Legislature | Cortes Generales |
Senate | |
Congress of Deputies | |
Formation | |
• De facto | 20 January 1479 |
• De jure | 9 June 1715 |
19 March 1812 | |
29 December 1978 | |
1 January 1986 | |
Area | |
• Total | 505,990[5] km2 (195,360 sq mi) (51st) |
• Water (%) | 0.89 (2015)[6] |
Population | |
• 2020 census | ![]() |
• Density | 94/km2 (243.5/sq mi) (120th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | ![]() |
• Per capita | $46,413[9] (40th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | ![]() |
• Per capita | $30,157[9] (38th) |
Gini (2019) | ![]() medium · 103rd |
HDI (2019) | ![]() very high · 25th |
Currency | Euro[e] (€) (EUR) |
Time zone | UTC±0 to +1 (WET and CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 to +2 (WEST and CEST) |
Note: most of Spain observes CET/CEST, except the Canary Islands which observe WET/WEST. | |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (CE) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +34 |
ISO 3166 code | ES |
Internet TLD | .es[f] |
Spain
Spain or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in southwestern Europe with parts of territory in the Atlantic Ocean and across the Mediterranean Sea. The largest part of Spain is situated on the Iberian Peninsula; its territory also includes the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, and several minor overseas territories also scattered along the Moroccan coast of the Alboran Sea. The country's mainland is bordered to the south by Gibraltar; to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea; to the north by France, Andorra and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean.