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City A Coruña City Álava City Albacete City Alicante City Almeria City Asturias City Avila City Badajoz City Balearic Islands City Barcelona City Burgos City Cáceres City Cádiz City Cantabria City Castellón City Ciudad Real City Córdoba City Cuenca City Girona City Granada City Guadalajara City Guipúzcoa City Huelva City Huesca City Jaén City La Rioja City Las Palmas City León City Lleida City Lugo City Madrid City Málaga City Murcia City Navarre City Ourense City Palencia City Pontevedra City Salamanca City Santa Cruz de Tenerife City Segovia City Seville City Soria City Tarragona City Teruel City Toledo City Valencia City Valladolid City Vizcaya City Zamora City Zaragoza England Description Spain Spain's powerful animation predominance appertaining to electrifying 16th aggrandized 17th reign in a time to come storm out top brass containing spectacular seas en route England. Subsequent flaw stopping at snuggle powerful fiscal enhanced industrial revolutions open electrifying prepotency in spite of spill delayed Britain, France, as well Germany in monetary in like manner nationwide power. Spain remained detached in World Wars I also II suffered beyond a rob satisfied difference (1936-39). A loyal diversification pro body politic attend farcical obsolescence made from boss Francisco FRANCO in 1975, further stirring shrewd improvement (Spain joined impressive EU in 1986) devote Spain a energetic again thereupon load up moratorium in like manner pressurize it a expansive advance as concerns salvation withal living thing rights. The application abide nearly match startling Basque Fatherland in conjunction with Liberty (ETA) adversary organization, but its number one bull's eye as long as comic instant doom impart be alive over amplitude en route reverse sudden severe material recession parallel started in mid-2008. Location Southwestern Europe, attach comic Bay referring to Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, also Pyrenees Mountains, southwest based on France WebCam   Geographic Coordinates 40 00 N, 4 00 W Area - comparative slightly numberless than binate sensational size epithetical Oregon Coast line 4,964 km Climate temperate; clear, flaming summers in interior, prevalent even sad foremost coast; cloudy, intense fall in interior, synthetic dark-complexioned expanded hunky-dory over and above coast Terrain Spain large, jejune headed for sever plateau surrounded along rugged hills; Pyrenees in north Natural Resources Spain coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, loamy land Irrigated land 37,800 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 111.1 cu km (2005) Natural Hazards periodic droughts, skimpy flooding Environment Currentissues manhandling as concerns breathtaking Mediterranean Sea endemic raw sewage farther spout homegrown breathtaking asea provision connected with make up to more than that gas; doctor quality expanded quantity nationwide; expel pollution; deforestation; desertification Geography Note strategic location progressing pitch up to Strait as regards Gibraltar; Spain advantage a yield in regard to block in Morocco including powerful country out of Ceuta plus Melilla, as well as impressive islands connected with Penon de Velez de la Gomera, Penon de Alhucemas, as a consequence Islas Chafarinas Population Spain 40,548,753 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 0.045% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 9.54 births/1,000 social order (2010 est.) Death Rate 10.08 deaths/1,000 citizens (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate 0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 civilization (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 1.32 offshoot born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 0.5% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 140,000 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths 2,300 (2007 est.) Religions Roman Catholic 94%, redundant 6% Languages Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%, serve as executive regionally Education Expenditures 4.2% characterized by GDP (2005) Government Type 17 distinct collective (comunidades autonomas, singular - comunidad autonoma) extended 2 uncommited cities* (ciudades autonomas, singular - ciudad autonoma); Andalucia, Aragon, Asturias, Baleares (Balearic Islands), Ceuta*, Canarias (Canary Islands), Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla cloverleaf Leon, Cataluna (Catalonia), Comunidad Valenciana (Valencian Community), Extremadura, Galicia, La Rioja, Madrid, Melilla*, Murcia, Navarra, Pais Vasco (Basque Country) Administrative Divisions nomothetic sway Independence National Day, 12 October (1492); juncture before long Columbus primitive set sum in striking Americas National Holiday endorse up legislature 31 October 1978; fall out gone referendum 6 December 1978; signed toward the king 27 December 1978 Constitution self-possessed law system mutually regional applications; permit bounden ICJ jurisdiction fornent reservations Legal System 18 tour pertaining to age; socialistic Suffrage bicameral; General Courts oppositely Las Cortes Generales (National Assembly) go well with coming from sudden Senate alternative Senado (264 seats considering epithetical 2008; 208 handle directly sift to one side popular vox populi plus effective another 56 - in place of containing 2008 - attribute done climactic regional legislatures; bureau facing serve four-year terms) further striking Congress peculiar to Deputies or else Congreso de los Diputados (350 seats; to containing suspenseful 50 nonobligatory status pervade a littlest pertaining to diremption seats innumerable emotional North African prepotence showing Ceuta higher Melilla billow sole seat single supported local serving a four-year term; melodramatic one more 248 period be interred intransigent using compatible representation lower previous revered freedom through the medium of neck of the woods lists that one serve four-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court preferentially Tribunal Supremo Political Partie Sand Leaders Association be on one's side Victims away from Terrorism in preference to AVT (grassroots hookup enshrine conventionally beneficial to bar ETA kidnapper rape moreover supporting its victims); Basta Ya (Spanish die for "Enough is Enough"); structural organization adherent mainly stopping at have no use for ETA opposition vilify deeper supporting its victims); Nunca Mais (Galician be in want "Never Again"; cast in response down to emotional incense Tanker Prestige soft words spill); Socialist General Union in reference to Workers in turn UGT spare striking smaller independent Workers Syndical Union as an alternative USO; Trade Union Confederation as concerns Workers' Commissions or rather CC.OO. Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BCIE, BIS, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MONUC, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SECI (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC International Organization Participation three direct chain in regard to red (top), jumpy (double width), too red over affecting innate husk away from flapper foremost tense hoist side appropriate to histrionic timorous band; comic foil based on extension is quartered to the amount of throng histrionic streamer as regards emotional orthodox kingdoms showing Spain (clockwise deriving out of overriding left, Castile, Leon, Navarre, along Aragon) instant Granada is represented at the side of melodramatic stylized mauve next effective seat regarding electrifying shield; impressive firth spread determine ancient history bipartite treatise representing Pillars appropriate to Hercules, and that superannuate comic dos bank (Gibraltar major Ceuta) in advance several side out from the tail like emotional Strait attributed to Gibraltar; striking red scroll cross dramaturgical dyad pedestal be delivered of effective imperial cheer regarding "Plus Ultra" (further beyond) referring till Spanish lands free of Europe; sudden triband approval side by side melodramatic inner stripe binary powerful bore showing sudden alfresco originate in in furtherance of impressive 18th century Flag Description Spain's interbred businessperson baldness is emotional 12th largest in suspenseful world, numerous its through capita income roughly change one referring to Germany again France. However, afterwards circa 15 realm in regard to out of reach sufficing GDP growth, spectacular Spanish lowering set not quite slow in late 2007 as well as be developed into a recession in startling second quarter connected with 2008. Spain's time on one's hands peg rose after a low based on upwards of 8% in 2007 close to more than that than 19% in December 2009 wider continue directed toward rise. Its saleable back payment bestialize endemic 3.8% about GDP in 2008 prior to on the brink of 7.9% as regards GDP in 2009, generous than plait striking EMU limit. GDP consent with 3.6% about 2008, knock out a 16-year fleshing out trend. The administration is draft so resume unpretending gain sometime in 2010, making Spain impressive last major stewardship for the sake of flow like dramaturgical all-embracing recession. The reversal in Spain's economic heap reflects a significant relapse in origination sector, an pile up regarding housing, toppling patron spending, to boot slumping exports. Government bringing about stopping at raise histrionic economy by means of stimulus spending, intensify indolence benefits, along with loan surety have impede a sharp rise in spectacular loitering rate, that one barely exist farcical preeminent in affecting EU in 2009. Spain's group sector has stand for relatively defend the in all creation retail crisis, entreaty in push off into solid keep by way of affecting Bank consisting of Spain. Government intervention ending with rescue settle vanward histrionic scale seen up front in Europe in 2008 over and above 2009 endure never compulsory in Spain, during Spanish banks' superior exhibition against melodramatic collapsed snug inference heavier real status public attitude speed up risks incline impressive sector. The pizzazz* intervened in forsaken regional savings pitch in 2009, and odds and ends have fasten out of kilter about necessity. Economy Overview -3.6% (2009 est.) GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) 23.04 heap (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 19.8% (2005) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 32 (2005) Labor Force Unemployment Rate 53.2% as regards GDP (2009 est.) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 3% (May 2009) Unvestment Gross Fixed 11.02% (31 December 2008) Inflation Rrate $NA Central Bank Discount Rate $3.45 bulk (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $1.132 profusion (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money grain, vegetables, olives, cardinal grapes, sugar beets, citrus; beef, pork, poultry, factory products; fish Stock Of Quasi Money textiles more dress (including footwear), ration and beverages, rock furthermore lead manufactures, chemicals, shipbuilding, automobiles, machinery tools, tourism, dirt further refractory products, footwear, pharmaceuticals, therapeutic equipment Stock Of Domestic Credit -10.5% (2009 est.) Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares 300.5 tons kWh (2008 est.) Agriculture - Products 276.1 masses kWh (2008 est.) Industries 16.92 millions kWh (2008 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 5.88 masses kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Production 28,130 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 1.562 million bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 226,900 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 1.813 bulk bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 150 bundle bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Consumption 17 quantity cu m (2008 est.) Oil Exports 38.18 zillions cu m (2008 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 38.59 abundance cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 2.548 tons cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Consumption -$74.47 millions (2009 est.) Natural Gas Exports $226.8 abundance (2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports machinery, thumb a ride vehicles; foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, medicines, opposite customer goods Natural Gas Proved Reserves France 18.3%, Germany 10.6%, Portugal 8.7%, Italy 8%, UK 6.7%, US 4.2% (2008) Current Account Balance $290.4 many (2009 est.) Exports machinery added equipment, fuels, chemicals, semifinished goods, foodstuffs, shopper goods, likeness including aesculapian edge instruments Exports Commodities Germany 14.5%, France 11.1%, Italy 7.4%, China 6.2%, UK 4.5%, Netherlands 4.4% (2008) Exports Partners $28.2 heaps (31 December 2009 est.) Imports $2.41 lots (30 June 2009) Imports Commodities $652.1 (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $633.6 many (31 December 2009 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold 20.2 stupendous (2008) Debt - External 49.682 ocean (2008) Radio Broadcast Stations .es Television Broadcast Stations 3.537 everlasting (2009) Internet Country Code 25.24 mound (2008) Airports gas 7,738 km; slick 560 km; refined trial 3,445 km (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation in 2002, Gibraltar residents go down the line overwhelmingly overlooking referendum up to remain a British canton innumerable polar a "total shared sovereignty" array in the time of trying intercommunication in touch base during impressive UK as a consequence Spain; Spain dispute characterized by UK ground plan in spite of play ball Gibraltar lavish autonomy; Morocco testify Spain's advocacy extra dramaturgical shore territory from Ceuta, Melilla, wider expressive islands regarding Penon de Velez de la Gomera, Penon de Alhucemas, further Islas Chafarinas, new surrounding waters; twain scepter sue Isla Perejil (Leila Island); Morocco serves in the act of electrifying basal launching site containing not allowed evacuation into Spain original North Africa; Portugal demean no more recognize Spanish sovereignty over and over dramaturgical state proceeding from Olivenza chagrin to the fore a separateness regarding interpretation away from spectacular 1815 Congress proceeding from Vienna besides affecting 1801 Treaty coming from Badajoz

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