Spain#
Spain’s powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England.
Government type: parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Chief of state: King FELIPE VI (since 19 June 2014).
Facts#
Capital |
Madrid |
Region |
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Biscay, and Pyrenees Mountains; southwest of France |
Area |
total : 505,370 sq km; land: 498,980 sq km; water: 6,390 sq km |
Population |
47,280,433 (2024 est.) |
Languages |
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan (official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community) 17%, Galician (official in Galicia) 7%, Basque (official in the Basque Country and Navarre) 2%, Aranese (official in part of Catalonia) <5,000 speakers |
Currency |
euros (EUR) |
Time zone |
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ccTLD |
.es |
Refugees#
Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.
Camp |
Population |
Origin |
Location |
Notes |
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