| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +1 (Central European time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | Spanish |
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| Other languages: | Basque, Catalan, Galician |
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| Currency: |
euros (EUR) $1 = €0.89, £1 = €1.19 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .es | International Dialling Code: 34 |
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For help planning your trip to Spain including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Spain trip planning page.
Further information on Spain
Discover more about Spain - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 504,782 sq km (5,240 sq km under water)
Coastline: 4,964 km (Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): Andorra (64km), France (623km), Morocco (16km), Portugal (1,214km), Gibraltar (1km)
Highest mountain: Pico de Teide (Tenerife) on Canary Islands (3,718m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Spain from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Full democracy | 22/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Moderately Free | 49/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Satisfactory situation | 33/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Broad rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 37/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 22/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Kingdom of Spain Status: Independent Country
Population: 47,737,941 (rank: 28/196) Density: 94.5 people/sq km (rank: 85/196)
Ethnic groups: composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types
Religions: Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%
GDP (PPP): $1389 billion GDP per capita: $30,100 (rank: 33/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.