Area > A note
there are 19 autonomous communities including Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, and three small Spanish possessions off the coast of Morocco - Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera |
Area > Comparative
slightly more than twice the size of Oregon |
Area > Comparative to US places
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 > Land (per capita)
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12.337 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[116th of 227]
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Area > Note
there are two autonomous cities - Ceuta and Melilla - and 17 autonomous communities including Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, and three small Spanish possessions off the coast of Morocco - Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera |
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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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Area > Total (per capita)
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12.467 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[120th of 231]
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Area > Water
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5,240 sq km |
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[61st of 239]
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Area > Water (per capita)
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129.411 sq km per million people |
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[91st of 225]
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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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Coastline
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4,964 km |
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[34th of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
Pico de Teide (Tenerife) on Canary Islands 3,718 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
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Europe > Area
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504,782 km²
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[3rd of 38]
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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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Geography > Note
strategic location along approaches to Strait of Gibraltar |
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highest towns > Town/City
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Trevélez |
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Irrigated land
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37,800 sq km |
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[14th of 196]
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Irrigated land (per capita)
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899.904 sq km per million people |
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[21st of 167]
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Land area > sq. km
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499,190 km²
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[50th of 206]
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Land area > sq. km (per capita)
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11.503 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[113rd of 206]
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land border lengths > P-S > Number of neighbours
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5
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[11th of 26]
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land border lengths > P-S > Total Borders
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1,917.8 km
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[15th of 27]
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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 boundaries > Total
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1,917.8 km |
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[89th of 166]
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Land boundaries > Total (per capita)
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47.364 km per million people |
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[141st of 164]
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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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Land use > Other
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62.97% |
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[216th of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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9.85% |
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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 population (per capita)
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0.101 per capita |
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[118th 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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Maritime claims > Contiguous zone
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24 nautical mile |
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[40th of 83]
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nautical mile |
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[62nd of 123]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[129th of 191]
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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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northernmost point > Latitude
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43º47'N |
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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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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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73.81 people/km² of arable lan |
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[61st of 188]
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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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Surface area > sq. km (per capita)
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11.645 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[113rd of 207]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Pico de Teide |
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Terrain
large, flat to dissected plateau surrounded by rugged hills; Pyrenees in north |
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