Capital: Madrid

Largest City: Madrid (2,916,000)

Highest Elevation: Pico de Teide (Tenerife) 3,718 m (12198 ft)

Population: 40,280,780

Lowest Elevation: Atlantic Ocean 0 m (0 ft)

Geography: large, flat to dissected plateau surrounded by rugged hills; Pyrenees in north

Climate: temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast

Languages: Castilian Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque

Area: 194,845 sq. mile / 504,782 sq. kil (slightly more than twice the size of Oregon )

International Calling Code: 34

Tourism Website: http://www.tourspain.es/

Currency: Euro

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