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Area > Comparative slightly more than twice the size of Oregon |
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Area > Land
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499,542 sq km |
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[50th of 238]
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Area > Total
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504,782 sq km |
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[56th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Madrid - 2,947,228 |
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Climate temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast |
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Forested Land
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28.8% |
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[89th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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40 00 N, 4 00 W |
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Land boundaries > Border countries Andorra 63.7 km, France 623 km, Gibraltar 1.2 km, Portugal 1,214 km, Morocco (Ceuta) 6.3 km, Morocco (Melilla) 9.6 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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27.18% |
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[32nd of 258]
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Largest city population
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4,072,000 |
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[27th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Madrid - 2,947,228 |
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Location Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France |
Map references Europe |
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Natural hazards
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periodic droughts |
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Natural resources coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land |
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Population density
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78.43 people per sqkm |
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[115th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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86.94 people/m²
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[92nd of 204]
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Precipitation
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456 mm |
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[74th of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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505,370 km²
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[50th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Pico de Teide |
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... View all Geography stats
SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Espana
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