Head of state: King Juan Carlos I Prime minister: Mariano Rajoy
Population
9,378
47,042,984
Life Expectancy
65.700 years
81.270 years
Capital City
Madrid
Largest city
(population: )
Madrid (population: 3,117,980)
Human Development Index
0
0.949
GDP per capita
$31,000 US
Literacy Rate
%
97.9%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
6.5
Percentage of Women in Parliament
0%
33.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Amancio Ortega ($18.3bn US)
Unemployment Rate
21.700%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice
Abolished
Political System
republic
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
Nauru Congregational 35.4%, Roman Catholic 33.2%, Nauru Independent Church 10.4%, other 14.1%, none 4.5%, unspecified 2.4% (2002 census)
Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%
Languages
Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%, are official regionally
Exports
machinery, motor vehicles; foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, medicines, other consumer goods
External Debt
$2,570,000,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.200%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
18
Location
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France
Area
21 km sq
505,370 km sq
Coastline
30 km
4,964 km
Climate
tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)
temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast
