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Spain |
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| Name |
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Kingdom of Spain |
| Capital City |
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Madrid |
| Official Languages |
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Spanish (Castilian),
Catalan, Galician, Basque |
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| Population |
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39.404.348 inhabitants |
| Population (<15) |
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5.913.091 inhabitants |
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- pollution of the Mediterranean Sea from raw sewage and effluents from the offshore production of oil and gas
- water quality and quantity nationwide
- air pollution
- deforestation
- desertification |
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| Location |
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South-western Europe |
| Time Zone |
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GMT+1 hour (GMT in Canary Isl.) |
| National Day |
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12 October (National Day) |
| Currency |
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Euro (EUR) |
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| Area |
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504.750 sq km |
| Forest |
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29% |
| Land Boundaries |
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1.918 km |
| Coastline |
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4.964 km |
| Elevation Extremes |
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| Highest point |
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3.718 m (Pico de Teide, Canary Islands) |
| Lowest point |
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0 m (Atlantic Ocean) |
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| Weather |
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Temperate; clear, hot summers and cloudy, cold winters in interior, moderate and cloudy summers and partly cloudy, cool winters on coast |
| Summer temperatures |
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25º / 35 ºC |
| Winter temperatures |
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1º / 14 ºC |
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