Full country name: Kingdom of Spain

Area: 499,400 sq. km. (192,834 sq. mi.)

Population: 39.6 million

Capital city: Madrid

People: 72% Castillian Spanish, 17% Catalan, 6% Galician, 2% Basque

Language: Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque

Religion: 96% Roman Catholic, 4% Other

Government: Multiparty Parlimentary Monarchy

President: King Juan Carlos I de Borbón

Currency: Since 2002, The euro (formerly: The peseta)

Major industries: Agriculture, Oil, Minerals

Major trading partners: France, Germany, Italy