Spain
Kingdom of Spain
Spain sits in Southern Europe and uses EUR - Euro (€). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Madrid
6.2M
Barcelona
4.8M
Valencia
1.6M
Population
49.7M
49,687,120 people
Area
506K km2
505,992 square kilometers
Density
98/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Madrid
40.4, -3.68
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Spain, officially listed here as Kingdom of Spain, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Spain, ES, ESP, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Spain is grouped under Europe, more specifically Southern Europe, with Europe shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 49,687,120 people and a land area of 505,992 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 98 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 40, -4, while the capital coordinate reference is 40.4, -3.68. Spain shares listed land borders with AND, FRA, GIB, PRT, MAR, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Madrid (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla and Bilbao. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Spain, capital of Spain, and major urban areas in Spain. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include European Union, Eurozone, NATO, OECD, Schengen Area and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Spain uses calling code +34, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC and UTC+01:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists EUR - Euro (€), while language records include Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Galician and Aranese. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as E. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 33.4 for 2023.
How to use this profile
This Spain profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
ES / ESP
Top-level domains
.es
Continents
Europe
Border countries
AND, FRA, GIB, PRT, MAR
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
E
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Spain is represented by the ES country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Madrid
Madrid
6,211,000
primary
#2
Barcelona
Catalonia
4,800,000
admin
#3
Valencia
Valencia
1,595,000
admin
#4
Sevilla
Andalusia
1,100,000
admin
#5
Bilbao
Basque Country
782,000
minor
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+34
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC, UTC+01:00
Languages
Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Galician, Aranese
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
33.4
2023