Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain is a sovereign country, a member of the European Union, established in social and democratic state of law and whose form of government is a parliamentary monarchy. Its territory is divided into 17 autonomous communities and two autonomous cities. Its capital is the city of Madrid.
It is a bi-continental country that is located both in Western Europe and North Africa. In Europe occupying most of the Iberian Peninsula, known as mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands archipelago (in the western Mediterranean Sea), in Africa contains the cities of Ceuta (on the mainland Tingitana) and Melilla (in the Three out of Forcas), the Canary Islands (in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean), the Chafarinas islands, the rock of Velez de la Gomera, Alhucemas Islands and the island of Alboran. Llivia Township, in the Pyrenees, is an enclave completely surrounded by French territory. Complete set of territories a series of islands and islets off the mainland coast own. It has an area of ​​504 645 km ², making it the fourth largest country in the continent, after Russia, Ukraine and France. With an average altitude of 650 meters is one of the most mountainous countries in Europe. Its population is 47,190,493 inhabitants, according to the 2011 municipal census. The mainland shares land borders with France and the Principality of Andorra to the north, west Portugal and the British territory of Gibraltar to the south. In its African territories, shares land and sea borders with Morocco. Share with France's sovereignty over the Island of Pheasants in the mouth of the Pyrenean facerías Bidasoa-five.
According to the Spanish Constitution, the Castilian or Spanish is the official language of the Spanish State and all have a duty to know and the right to use it. In 2006, was the mother tongue of 89% of the españoles.Otras languages, Spanish also are recognized as co-official in various regions, under the statutes of autonomy.
The Spanish economy is the 14th. ª global economy in terms of GDP, ahead of Indonesia and Turkey, according to Eurostat, the Spanish GDP per capita stood, in 2011, 99% of the EU average, It Chipre.18 past 8. º country in the world with a greater presence of multinationals, behind Japan and ahead of Australia, Hong Kong and Canadá.19 20 Moreover, according to the 2010 report of the UN, has an index of 0,878 Human Development, 23. º largest in the world, ahead of other major European countries such as Italy, UK or Grecia.7 In contrast, the Spanish economy has the greatest social inequality in the Eurozone, according to the results obtained by the Eurostat concerning the Gini coefficient