España

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Spain is a sovereign country in Europe. Its capital is Madrid.

Spain

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constitutional monarchy in Southwest Europe

Instance of

sovereign state,
country

Location

Iberian Peninsula, Spain

Capital

Madrid

Basic form of government

parliamentary monarchy

Legislative body

Cortes Generales (Congress of Deputies, Senate of Spain)

Executive body

Government of Spain

Highest judicial authority

Official language

Spanish
Galician (Galicia)
Basque (Basque Autonomous Community, Basque-speaking area of Navarre)
Catalan (Catalonia, Balearic Islands, Valencian Community)
Occitan (Catalonia)

Anthem

Marcha Real

Currency

euro (1 January 1999)

Head of state

Felipe VI of Spain (King of Spain, 19 June 2014)

Head of government

Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (2 June 2018)

Inception

1479

Population

46,528,024 (2017)

Area

505,990 square kilometre

Top-level Internet domain

.es

official website

Authority control

VIAF ID: 133609710 GND ID: 4055964-6 OSM relation ID: 1311341 BNE ID: XX109717

40° 00′ 00″ N, 3° 00′ 00″ W

Contents

National symbolEdit

Main category: Symbols of Spain

PoliticsEdit

Main category: Royalty of Spain

Parliamentary monarchyEdit

Executive branchEdit

Main category: Politics of Spain

Prime Minister of SpainEdit

Main category: Prime ministers of Spain

Adolfo Suárez González
(1977-1981)
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo y Bustelo
(1981-1982)
Felipe González Márquez
(1982-1996)
José María Aznar López
(1996-2004)
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
(2004-2011)
Mariano Rajoy Brey
(2011-2018)
Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón
(2018-Actual)

LegislatureEdit

JudiciaryEdit

Hispanorromanos ilustresEdit

Hispanos ilustres durante la Edad MediaEdit

Españoles ilustresEdit

Inmigrantes ilustresEdit

GastronomyEdit

Main gallery: Gastronomía de España.

Bacalao al pil-pil.
Paella
Cordero castellano.
Pulpo a la gallega.
Gazpacho
Torta de gazpacho
Spanish omelette
Cocido madrileño.
Turrón de Alicante.
Fabada asturiana.
Queimada.
Crema catalana.
Gachas
Migas.
Calçots.
Bacalao al ajoarriero.
Queso manchego.
Empanadas de Galicia.
Torrijas.
Arroz con leche.
Palo Santo Cafe, Aranda de Duero, Spain, Jamón serrano
Jamón serrano sevred at Palo Santo Cafe, Aranda de Duero
Anchovies in Spanish Olive OIl, Aranda de Duero
(Spanish Tortilla) Aranda de Duero
Botillo

Vinos con denominación de origenEdit

Underground Wine Cave's BurgousEdit

ArchitectureEdit

Main category: Architecture of Spain

See also: European Union and Maps of Spain.

See also category: Spain.

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