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  • Full name: Kingdom of Spain

  • Population: 44.7 million (official figure, 2007)

  • Administrative Capital: Madrid

  • Timezone: GMT + 1 hour, BST + 1 hour

  • Area: 505,988 sq km (195,363 sq miles)

  • Sunshine: c. 335 days

  • Coastline: 4964 kilometres
     
  • Main religion: Roman Catholic 99%

  • Major languages: Spanish (Castilian), Catalan, Valencian, Gallego (Galician), Euskera (Basque)

  • Administrative Divisions: 17 autonomous regions – Andalucia,Aragon,Asturias,Balearics,Basque,Canary Islands,Castile & Leon,La Mancha,Cantabria,Catalunya,Extremadura,Galicia,La Rioja,Madrid,Murcia,Navarre,Valencia

  • Internet Domain:   .es (.cat for Catalonia)

  • International Dialling Code: +34

  • GDP: $548 Billion

  • Economic Growth: 3.5%

  • Labour Force: 20.67 million (2005 est)

  • Inflation: 3.4%

  • FDI: $17 billion+ (main investors USA, UK)

  • Average Wage: euros 1400 pcm

  • Monetary unit: 1 euro = 100 cents

  • Main exports: Textiles & apparel (including footwear), food & beverages, metals chemicals, automobiles, machine tools, tourism, agricultural produce, transport

  • Member of EU: Since 1986

 

 

Sources: National Statistics office, IMF, IFS, WDI (2004), Eurostat ’07, CIA World Factbook, BBC.co.uk, wikipedia.org, National Statistics Institute, Industry Watch, Barcelona Reporter