Spain

country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
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World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Biscay, and Pyrenees Mountains; southwest of France
Climate
temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast
Terrain
large, flat to dissected plateau surrounded by rugged hills; Pyrenees Mountains in north
Natural resources
coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land
People & Society
Religions
Roman Catholic 58.2%, atheist 16.2%, agnostic 10.8%, other 2.7%, non-believer 10.5%, unspecified 1.7% (2021 est.)
Government
Government type
parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Independence
1492
National holiday
National Day (Hispanic Day), 12 October (1492)
Legal system
civil law system with regional variations
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$2.361 trillion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$48,400 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
3.2% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.8% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
11.4% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
France 15%, Germany 10%, Portugal 9%, Italy 9%, UK 6% (2023)
Imports - partners
Germany 11%, China 10%, France 10%, Italy 7%, USA 7% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Spain

Summary

Spain is a sovereign state[1]. Spain draws 436,234 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #21 of 197).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spain is identified as part of the Spaniards ethnic group[3].
  • Spain is identified as part of the Romani people ethnic group[4].
  • Spain is in the country of Spain[5].
  • Spain is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[6].
  • Spain is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea[7].
  • Spain is on the body of water Cantabrian Sea[8].
  • Spain is on the body of water Alboran Sea[9].
  • Spain's head of government is recorded as Pedro Sánchez[10].
  • Spain is on the continent of Europe[11].
  • Spain is on the continent of Africa[12].
  • Spain's instance of is recorded as sovereign state[13].
  • Spain's instance of is recorded as realm[14].
  • Spain's instance of is recorded as country[15].
  • Spain's instance of is recorded as Mediterranean country[16].
  • Spain's instance of is recorded as nation state[17].
  • Spain's head of state is recorded as Felipe VI of Spain[18].
  • Spain's capital is recorded as Madrid[19].
  • Spain's official language is recorded as Spanish[20].
  • Spain's official language is recorded as Galician[21].
  • Spain's official language is recorded as Basque[22].
  • Spain's official language is recorded as Catalan[23].
  • Spain's official language is recorded as Occitan[24].
  • Spain's currency is recorded as euro[25].
  • Spain's shares border with is recorded as Andorra[26].
  • Spain's shares border with is recorded as Portugal[27].

Body

Geography

Spain is in the country of Spain[5]. Adjacent water bodies include Atlantic Ocean[6], an ocean[28]; Mediterranean Sea[7], an adjacent sea[29]; Cantabrian Sea[8], a marginal sea[30]; and Alboran Sea[9], a marginal sea[31], in Algeria[32]. Continents include Europe[11] and Africa[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state[13], realm[14], country[15], Mediterranean country[16], and nation state[17].

History and Context

Hispania is named after Spain[33].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Spain include Spaniards[34], a human population[35]; Port of Spain[36], a city[37], in Trinidad and Tobago[38]; Plaza de España[39], a square[40], founded in 1928[41]; Ruy Lopez[42], a chess opening[43]; espagnole sauce[44], a mother sauce[45]; Piazza di Spagna[46], a square[47], in Italy[48], founded in 1726[49]; Plaça d'Espanya[50]; and España[51].

Why It Matters

Spain draws 436,234 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #21 of 197).[2] Spain has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Spain is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for Spain include Spaniards[34], a human population[35]; Port of Spain[36], a city[37], in Trinidad and Tobago[38]; Plaza de España[39], a square[40], founded in 1928[41]; Ruy Lopez[42], a chess opening[43]; espagnole sauce[44], a mother sauce[45]; and Piazza di Spagna[46], a square[47], in Italy[48], founded in 1726[49].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  11. [19] ↑ . constitution of Spain. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] ↑ . ecb.europa.eu. ecb.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [26] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [27] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [33] ↑ . books.google.es. Retrieved . books.google.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    J-global id → 200906003569584995
    Sitelink count → 396
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'ady', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', 'ann', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7783]]: 200906003569584995, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/262295980|Spain (#262295980)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7507|J-GLOBAL techni"
  2. 15d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000519
    Participant in → Spanish–Moro conflict, International Space Station
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54972|batch #54972]]"
  3. 18d ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → Spanish–Moro conflict, International Space Station
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1344]]: [[Q766437]]"
  4. 4w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Continent → Europe, Africa, Americas +1
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 102011, Add qualifier to All the Tropes article ID `Spain`"
  5. 7w ago · Macondo · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → The Catholic Encyclopedia, Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus +10
    Fandom article id → you:Spain, es.hitlerparody:España, tropedia:Spain +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q2664168]]"
  6. 8w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → you:Spain, es.hitlerparody:España, tropedia:Spain +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: apple:Spain, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/143414119|Spain (#143414119)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5500|Apple Wiki (Fandom)]] "
  7. 9w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Spuenien.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Spania.wav, LL-Q33810 (ori)-Psubhashish-ସ୍ପେନ.wav +2
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q33573 (kin)-Adygrafix250-Esipanye.wav"
  8. 9w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates of geographic center → {'lat': 40.227, 'lon': -3.855}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P5140]]: 40°13'37"N, 3°51'18"W"
  9. 10w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Spuenien.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Spania.wav, LL-Q33810 (ori)-Psubhashish-ସ୍ପେନ.wav +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Spagna.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
  10. 10w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 13940
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 13940, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167484767|SPAIN (#167484767)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mix'n"
  11. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flag image → Flag of Spain.svg, Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg, Flag of Spain (1938–1945).svg +7
    Biblissima authority id → Old Iron Town
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  12. 11w ago · Charp238 · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Femiwiki id → 2779
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  13. 11w ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 118635857, 119312786
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P459]]: [[Q1266546]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260983|batch #260983]]"
  14. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 79331
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14586]]: 79331, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  15. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Edit16 catalogue author id → 6858
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P5492]]: 6858, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107819360|Spagna (#107819360)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4161|EDIT16 people]] #mix'n'match"
  16. 14w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 6026
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 6026, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107288007|Spain (#107288007)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictionary]]"
  17. 14w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pares id → 79635
    Eska.pl topic id → tg-gZru-rXDT-VSjw
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4813]]: 79635"
  18. 16w ago · LadyData · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Spain
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Locations/Spain, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293246806|Spain (#293246806)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7990|Giant Bomb Wiki l"
  19. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0001651-spanelsko
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: g0001651-spanelsko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  20. 18w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → spain
    "/* wbsetqualifier-update:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q12357832]], разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect [[Q13220204]] → [[Q12357832]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q1322020"
  21. 21w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbnl country id → spanj01
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14337]]: spanj01, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257631|batch #257631]]"
  22. 21w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital → Madrid, Toledo city, Madrid city +1
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P36]]: [[Q116170766]]"
  23. 21w ago · Putnik · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → ispanija-1
    Sancho el sabio foundation id → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: ispanija-1"
  24. 21w ago · 99of9 · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → you:Spain, es.hitlerparody:España, tropedia:Spain +5
    Fandom wiki id → spain
    Australian war memorial id → PL2401
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6713]]: PL2401, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/73213567|Spain (#73213567)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/2398|Australian War Memorial Plac"
  25. 22w ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → you:Spain, es.hitlerparody:España, tropedia:Spain +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: cities:Spain"
  26. 22w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → Spanish–Moro conflict, International Space Station
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1344]]: [[Q25271]], #pwb Copy label Add deelgenomen aan (P1344)"
  27. 22w ago · Intolerable situation · 2026-04-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image needs reharvest → —
    Image purged at → —
    Image purged license → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|6 */ [[Property:P571]]: 19 March 1812"
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