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| National name |
Reino de España
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| Ruler |
King Juan Carlos I (1975)
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| Prime Minister |
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (2004)
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| Land area |
192,873 sq mi
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| Population (2006 est.) |
40,397,842
birth rate: 10.1/1000;
infant mortality rate: 4.4/1000;
life expectancy: 79.7
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Capital and largest city (2003 est.)
Other large cities |
Madrid, 5,130,000 (metro. area)
3,169,400 (city proper)
Barcelona, 1,528,800
Valencia, 741,100
Seville, 679,100
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| Languages |
Castilian Spanish 74% (official)
Catalan 17%
Galician 7%
Basque 2% (each official regionally)
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| Ethnicity/race: |
composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 94%
Other 6%
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