Spain
Madrid · Southern Europe
Spain is a country in Europe. Its capital city is Madrid, the official currency is the Euro, and the main language is Spanish.
With a population of roughly 47.5 million people spread over 505,992 km², Spain is the 32nd most populous country in the world and the 51st largest by area. That works out at about 94 people per square kilometre.
Spain shares land borders with France, Andorra, Portugal and Morocco — 4 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia. The highest point in the country is Teide, at 3,715 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Thailand, while its population is closest to that of Sudan.
- Capital
- Madrid
- Region
- Southern Europe
- Population
- 47,500,000
- Area
- 505,992 km²
- Currency
- Euro
- Main language
- Spanish
- Highest point
- Teide
3,715 m - Land borders
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Spain: things worth knowing
- Spain borders Morocco by land at the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla on the African coast.
- Its highest point, Teide, is on Tenerife in the Canary Islands rather than the mainland.
- Madrid, at around 650 metres, is the highest capital city in the European Union.
Spain in context
Europe has 44 sovereign countries in total. Spain ranks 6th among them by population.
See the full list of Europe countries, or browse all 195 countries.