Spain

Europe


Spain is a sovereign state and a member of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, to which Spain lays claim; to the north and north east by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the northwest and west by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal.

Area:
504,782 km2
Population:
46,505,963
Capital:
Madrid
Currency:
Euro
Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid
Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid
By Patrick Gray
Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid
Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid
By Patrick Gray