Spain Travel Overview

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

Spain GDP - gross domestic product

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