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Spain Travel Guide - Wikitravel

Open source travel guide to Spain, featuring up-to-date information on attractions, hotels, restaurants, nightlife, travel tips and more. Free and reliable advice written by Wikitravellers from around the globe.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Spain
Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a sovereign state largely located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, with archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, and several small territories on and near the north African coast.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain
Spain: Tips for Planning Travel to Spain - TripAdvisor

Inside Spain: Tips for Planning Travel to Spain - Before you visit Spain, visit TripAdvisor for the latest info and advice, written for travelers by travelers.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g187427-c152204/Spain:Tips.For.Planning.Travel.To.Spain.html
Spain - Lonely Planet

Passionate, sophisticated and devoted to living the good life, Spain is at once a stereotype come to life and a country more diverse than you ever...
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/spain
Spain Travel Guide - Fodor's Travel

Expert picks for your Spain vacation, including hotels, restaurants, entertainment, shopping, top attractions, and more.
http://www.fodors.com/world/europe/spain
Spain Hotels, Book Cheap & Discount Hotels in Spain - HotelTravel

Check 6395 hotels in Spain and book cheap & discount Spain hotels with HotelTravel.com. Get guaranteed savings. Book Now!
http://www.hoteltravel.com/spain/hotels.htm
Tapas: The Essential Guide to Bar Food in Spain - Lonely Planet

Read Tapas: the essential guide to bar food in Spain by Lonely Planet
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/spain/travel-tips-and-articles/77432
Best Spain Transportation on VirtualTourist

Spain Transportation: 450 tips on getting to and getting around Spain from real travelers and locals.
https://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Spain/Transportation-Spain-TG-C-1.html
Places to Visit in Spain - Rough Guides

If you're visiting Spain for the first time, be warned: this is a country that fast becomes an addiction. You might intend to come just for a beach holiday, a walking tour or a city break, but before you know it you'll find yourself hooked by something quite different the wild celebration of some local fiesta, perhaps, or the otherworldly architecture of Barcelona.
http://www.roughguides.com/destinations/europe/spain/
The 10 Best Spain Hotels - TripAdvisor

Spain Hotels on TripAdvisor: Find 466,078 traveler reviews, candid photos, and prices for 1,000 hotels in Spain.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g187427-Spain-Hotels.html
The Top 10 Food and Drink Holidays in Spain - Telegraph

Our experts' pick of the top 10 food and drink holidays in Spain for 2015, including wine tasting, fishing ports and traditional Spanish cookery courses, in destinations such as Malaga, Majorca and Valencia
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/spain/articles/The-top-10-food-and-drink-holidays-in-Spain/

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Kingdom of Spain

Reino de España (Spanish)

7 other names ^[a]

Aragonese:	Reino d'Espanya
Asturian:	Reinu d'España
Catalan:	Regne d'Espanya
Basque:	Espainiako Erresuma
Galician:	Reino de España
Occitan:	Reiaume d'Espanha
Valencian:	Regne d'Espanya

Flag

Coat of arms

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)
– in the European Union (green)

Capital

and largest city

Madrid
40°26′N 3°42′W / 40.433°N 3.700°W

Official language

Spanish^[b]^[c]

Nationality (2025)^[3]

86.1% Spanish
13.9% foreigners

Religion

(2025) ^[4]

54.8% Roman Catholicism
- - 35.7% non-practicing Catholic
  - 19.1% practicing Catholic
15.5% atheist
13.0% indifferent or no religion
10.7% agnostic
3.7% other religion
2.2% unanswered

Demonym(s)

Spaniard
Spanish

Government

Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy

• Monarch

Felipe VI

• Prime Minister

Pedro Sánchez

• President of the Congress of Deputies

Francina Armengol

• President of the Senate

Legislature

• Upper house

• Lower house

• Dynastic union

20 January 1479

• Sole sovereign

14 March 1516

• Centralized state

9 June 1715

• First constitution

19 March 1812

• Current constitution

29 December 1978

Area

• Total

505,990^[5] km² (195,360 sq mi) (51st)

• Water (%)

0.89^[6]

Population

• 2024 estimate

49,077,984^[3] (31st)

• Density

97/km² (251.2/sq mi) (121th)

GDP (PPP)

2025 estimate

• Total

$2.772 trillion^[7] (15th)

• Per capita

$56,660^[7] (33rd)

GDP (nominal)

2025 estimate

• Total

$1.828 trillion^[7] (14th)

• Per capita

$37,362^[7] (29th)

Gini (2024)

31.2^[8]
medium inequality

HDI (2022)

0.911^[9]
very high (27th)

Currency

Euro^[d] (€) (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

.es^[e]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Spain Travel Guide - Wikitravel

Open source travel guide to Spain, featuring up-to-date information on attractions, hotels, restaurants, nightlife, travel tips and more. Free and reliable advice written by Wikitravellers from around the globe.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Spain
Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a sovereign state largely located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, with archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, and several small territories on and near the north African coast.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain
Spain: Tips for Planning Travel to Spain - TripAdvisor

Inside Spain: Tips for Planning Travel to Spain - Before you visit Spain, visit TripAdvisor for the latest info and advice, written for travelers by travelers.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g187427-c152204/Spain:Tips.For.Planning.Travel.To.Spain.html
Spain - Lonely Planet

Passionate, sophisticated and devoted to living the good life, Spain is at once a stereotype come to life and a country more diverse than you ever...
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/spain
Spain Travel Guide - Fodor's Travel

Expert picks for your Spain vacation, including hotels, restaurants, entertainment, shopping, top attractions, and more.
http://www.fodors.com/world/europe/spain
Spain Hotels, Book Cheap & Discount Hotels in Spain - HotelTravel

Check 6395 hotels in Spain and book cheap & discount Spain hotels with HotelTravel.com. Get guaranteed savings. Book Now!
http://www.hoteltravel.com/spain/hotels.htm
Tapas: The Essential Guide to Bar Food in Spain - Lonely Planet

Read Tapas: the essential guide to bar food in Spain by Lonely Planet
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/spain/travel-tips-and-articles/77432
Best Spain Transportation on VirtualTourist

Spain Transportation: 450 tips on getting to and getting around Spain from real travelers and locals.
https://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Spain/Transportation-Spain-TG-C-1.html
Places to Visit in Spain - Rough Guides

If you're visiting Spain for the first time, be warned: this is a country that fast becomes an addiction. You might intend to come just for a beach holiday, a walking tour or a city break, but before you know it you'll find yourself hooked by something quite different the wild celebration of some local fiesta, perhaps, or the otherworldly architecture of Barcelona.
http://www.roughguides.com/destinations/europe/spain/
The 10 Best Spain Hotels - TripAdvisor

Spain Hotels on TripAdvisor: Find 466,078 traveler reviews, candid photos, and prices for 1,000 hotels in Spain.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g187427-Spain-Hotels.html
The Top 10 Food and Drink Holidays in Spain - Telegraph

Our experts' pick of the top 10 food and drink holidays in Spain for 2015, including wine tasting, fishing ports and traditional Spanish cookery courses, in destinations such as Malaga, Majorca and Valencia
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/spain/articles/The-top-10-food-and-drink-holidays-in-Spain/

Kingdom of Spain

Reino de España (Spanish)

7 other names ^[a]

Aragonese:	Reino d'Espanya
Asturian:	Reinu d'España
Catalan:	Regne d'Espanya
Basque:	Espainiako Erresuma
Galician:	Reino de España
Occitan:	Reiaume d'Espanha
Valencian:	Regne d'Espanya