Spain Travel Overview
Important facts
Capital: Madrid (See more on ITYPEJOB.COM)
Official language: Spanish
Currency: Euro (exchange rates)
Continent: Southern Europe
Vacation in Spain
Tapas, olive oil, paella and red wine – Spain offers tourists more than the typical pictures of guitar music and flamenco dancing.
According to Countryaah, Spain, known for bullfighting and flamenco, is the third largest country in Europe with an area of more than 500,000 km 2. It extends not only on the mainland over the Iberian Peninsula, but also the Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca) and the Canaries (Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Tenerife) belong to the national territory.
Beach vacation in the Balearic and Canary Islands
As a popular holiday destination, Spain has something to offer for everyone. Numerous tourists travel to the Iberian Peninsula every year to spend their holidays in one of the party metropolises of the Balearic Islands – Mallorca or Ibiza – after all, the Ballermann in Mallorca – or as it is called in Spain Platja de Palma – is considered the largest party location in summer Europe. Numerous bars and nightclubs can be found here over a distance of around 5 km. German pop music is predominantly played in the bars at Ballermann.
If you want to spend your vacation by the sea, the Canary Islands with their fine sandy beaches are ideal. The largest island is Tenerife. In the center of this island is the Teide volcanic crater. This represents the highest point on Tenerife as well as in Spain. After Tenerife, the second largest island is the surfers paradise Fuerteventura. While there are wide beaches on the east coast, the west of Fuerteventura consists to a large extent of a steep coast that is well worth seeing. After Tenerife and Fuerteventura, the third largest island is Gran Canaria. Many tourists spend their holidays especially in the places Maspalomas, Playa del Inglés and San Agustín in the tourist centers in the south of the island.
City break to Spain
There is also a lot to discover on the mainland of Spain, such as the cities of Valencia, Barcelona or Madrid, the capital of Spain. Madrid is not only the seat of the Spanish government, but also the residence of the Spanish King Juan Carlos. If you get the chance to see Athletico Madrid or any other football team, don’t miss it. Football in Spain is an experience in itself, and not just since Spain became European champions and 2010 world champions.
Madrid has many sights that can be visited, such as the Royal Palace, the Plaza Mayor, the Prado, the Almudena Cathedral or the bullring. Madrid is known worldwide among sports enthusiasts primarily for the Real Madrid football club, which is one of the most successful clubs in Europe.
Currency
Currency (sub-unit)
Euro (100 cents)
ISO 4217 code
EUR / 978
Geography
Continent: Europe
Region: south
Geo coordinates: N 40 ° 27 ‘49.2 ” W -3 ° -44’ -57.2″
Highest mountain: Pico de Teide (3,718 m)
Total area: 504,782 km²
Mainland: 499,542 km²
National border: 1,918 km
Coastline: 4,964 km
Politics
Dependency: independent since foundation
Formerly dependent states: Argentina until 1816
Bolivia until 1825
Chile until 1810
Colombia until 1810
Costa Rica until Spain until 1821
Ecuador until 1822
Equatorial Guinea until 1968
Guatemala until 1821
Honduras until 1821
Mexico until 1810
Nicaragua until 1821
Netherlands until 1579
Peru until 1821
Paraguay until 1811
El Salvador until 1821
Venezuela until 1811
UN member since: 1955
Other political affiliation: European Union since 1986
Form of government: Constitutional monarchy
Economy
Export goods: Tropical fruits, vehicles, wine
BSP: $ 1,053,894,000,000
GDP: $ 1,123,471,000,000
GDP purchasing power parity: $ 1,104,000,000,000
Economic growth: 3.6%
GDP share of agriculture: 3.8%
GDP share of industry: 30.1%
GDP share of services: 66.1%
Inflation rate: 3.7%
Unemployment: 8.8%
State budget revenue: $ 4294967295
State budget expenditure: $ 4294967295
National debt: 39.4%
Export: $ 213.7 billion
Import: $ 294.3 billion
Foreign debt: $ 1.093 billion
Gold and currency reserves: $ 15,906,000,000
Electricity consumption: 245,000 million KWh
Gas reserves: 2,662 million m³
Gas production: 200 million m³
Gas consumption: 24,420 million m³
Oil reserves: 11 million m³
Oil production: 30,100 million m³
Oil consumption: 1,576,000 million m³
Cultivation area: 37.28%
Bovine: 6,527,000 pieces
Pigs: 24,041,000 pieces
Sheep: 24,600,000 pieces
Fishing: 1,250,000 t
Demographic data
Residents: 40.397.900
Residents in cities: 31,190,000
Average age: 39.9 years
0-14 years: 14.4%
15-64 years: 67.8%
> 65 years: 17.8%
Population growth: 0.13%
Birth rate: 10.06 / 1,000 residents
Death rate: 9.72 / 1,000 residents
Migration: 0.99 / 1,000 residents
Ratio men / women: 0.96
Fertility: 1.28 children / woman
Infant mortality: 4.37 ‰
Life expectancy men: 76.32 years
Life expectancy women: 83.2 years
Country codes and abbreviations
ISO 3166 Alpha 2: IT
ISO 3166 Alpha 3: ESP
ISO 3166 numeric: 724
Top Level Domain: it
IOC country code: ESP
UN / LOCODE: IT
Source: Abbreviationfinder
Communication
Telephone connections: 17,790,000
Cell Phones: 38,560,000
Radios: 17,600,000
TV: 29,300,000
Computer: 12,610,000
Internet users: 15,500,000
Transportation
Railway lines: 15,047 km
Paved roads: 661,877 km
of which expressways: 12,118 km
Cars: 20,842,000
Merchant fleet (ships over 1,000 GRT): 169
Pipelines: 11,548
Health
Number of doctors: 144.050
Daily food intake: 3,370 kcal / resident
HIV- infected people: 140,000
Education
Illiteracy: 2%
History
Foundation: 1035
Last sovereign since: 1035
Religion
Main religious group: Christians
Crime
Prison inmates: 60,200
Military
Armed forces (troop strength): 156,000
Main battle tank: 700
Battleships: 15th
Submarines: 8th
Warplanes: 230
Helicopter: 220
Defense Spending: $ 12,584,000,000
