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Area > Comparative slightly more than twice the size of Oregon
Area > Land	499,542 sq km		[50th of 238]
Area > Total	504,782 sq km		[56th of 250]
Capital city with population	Madrid - 2,947,228
Climate temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast
Forested Land	28.8%		[89th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	40 00 N, 4 00 W
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
Land use > Arable land	27.18%		[32nd of 258]
Largest city population	4,072,000		[27th of 174]
Largest city with population	Madrid - 2,947,228
Location Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France
Map references Europe
Natural hazards	periodic droughts
Natural resources coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land
Population density	78.43 people per sqkm		[115th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	86.94 people/m²		[92nd of 204]
Precipitation	456 mm		[74th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km	505,370 km²		[50th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Pico de Teide

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