Capital:Madrid
Population:40,341,462
Area:504,782 sq km
Climate:temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast
Languages:Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%; note - Castilian is the official language nationwide; the other languages are official regionally
Currency:euro (EUR)
Government:parliamentary monarchy
Religions:Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
