Head of state: King Juan Carlos I Prime minister: Mariano Rajoy
Population
16,323,044
47,042,984
Life Expectancy
52.310 years
81.270 years
Capital City
Madrid
Largest city
Lilongwe (population: 646,750)
Madrid (population: 3,117,980)
Human Development Index
0.457
0.949
GDP per capita
$31,000 US
Literacy Rate
62.7%
97.9%
Corruption Perception Index
2.8
6.5
Percentage of Women in Parliament
13%
33.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Amancio Ortega ($18.3bn US)
Unemployment Rate
21.700%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice
Abolished
Political System
multiparty democracy
parliamentary monarchy
Independence date
the Iberian peninsula was characterized by a variety of independent kingdoms prior to the Muslim 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
Religions
Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
