Spain

  • Monarch:Felipe VI
  • Prime Minister:Pedro Sánchez
  • Capital city:Madrid
  • Languages:Castilian Spanish (official nationwide) 74%, Catalan (official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian)) 17%, Galician (official in Galicia) 7%, Basque (official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre) 2%, Aranese (official in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran) along with Catalan; <5,000 speakers) note: Aragonese, Aranese Asturian, Basque, Calo, Catalan, Galician, and Valencian are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
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  • National statistics office
  • Population, persons:46,572,028 (2017)
  • Area, sq km:500,210 (2017)
  • GDP per capita, US$:28,157 (2017)
  • GDP, billion current US$:1,311.3 (2017)
  • GINI index:36.2 (2015)
  • Ease of Doing Business rank:28 (2017)

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