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| Official Name: | Kingdom of Spain |
| Location: | Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France |
| Capital: | Madrid |
| Climate: | Temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast |
| Terrain: | Large, flat to dissected plateau surrounded by rugged hills; Pyrenees in north |
| Languages: | Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%, are official regionally |
| Official Currency: | Euro (EUR) |
| Population: | 40,491,051 (July 2008 est.) |
| Religions: | Roman Catholic 94%, other 6% |
| GDP - per capita: | Purchasing Power Parity - $33,700 (2007 est.) |
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