Outline of Spain

The Flag of Spain		The Coat of arms of Spain

The location of Spain

An enlargeable map of the Kingdom of Spain

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Spain:

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Spain

• Pronunciation:
  • English pronounced /speɪn/ ( listen)
  • Spanish:pronounced: [esˈpaɲa] ( listen))
• Common English country name: Spain
• Official English country name: The Kingdom of Spain or Spain
• Common endonym: España
• Official endonym: Reino de España, España
• Adjectival: Spanish
• Demonym: Spaniard
• Etymology: Name of Spain
• International rankings of Spain
• ISO country codes: ES, ESP, 724
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:ES
• Internet country code top-level domain: .es
• International Direct Dialing uses the prefix +34. Then a first digit 9 indicates a fixed landline, 6 is for mobile cellphones

Geography of Spain

Spain occupies most of the Iberian Peninsula, and the people of Spain often refer to their country as the "Bull Skin" (Piel de Toro) because of the shape of its territory. Spain is the second largest country in Western Europe (behind France) and with an average altitude of 650 m, the second highest country in Europe (behind Switzerland).

An enlargeable topographic map of Spain

• Spain is a:
  • Country
    • Developed country
  • Nation state
    • Sovereign state
    • Member State of the European Union
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere, on the Prime Meridian
  • Eurasia
    • Europe
      • Southern Europe
      • Western Europe
  • Time zones:
    • Canary Islands – Western European Time (UTC+00), Western European Summer Time (UTC+01)
    • Rest of Spain – Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Spain
    • High: Teide on Tenerife 3,718 m (12,198 ft) - highest point in Canary Islands
              Mulhacén 3,479 m (11,414 ft) - highest point in continental Spain
    • Low: North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 1,918 km

 Portugal 1,214 km

 France 623 km

 Andorra 64 km

 Morocco 16 km

 Gibraltar 1 km

• Coastline: 4,964 km

• Population of Spain: 46,063,500 (January 2008) - 28th most populous country
• Area of Spain: 504,030 km²
• Atlas of Spain

Environment of Spain

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• Geology of Spain
• Climate of Spain

• Renewable energy in Spain
• Environmental issues in Spain
  • Biosphere reserves in Spain
  • National parks of Spain
• Wildlife of Spain
  • Flora of Spain
  • Fauna of Spain
    • Birds of Spain
    • Mammals of Spain

Natural geographic features of Spain

• Beaches in Spain
• Glaciers of Spain
• Islands of Spain
• Lakes of Spain
• Mountains of Spain
  • Volcanoes in Spain
• Rivers of Spain
  • Waterfalls of Spain
• Valleys of Spain
• World Heritage Sites in Spain

Ecological regions of Spain

Political Structure of Spain

The Kingdom of Spain^[1] is a constitutional monarchy which has been a member of the European Union since 1986.It has a central administration with extensive regional devolution.

National Political Formations of Spain

• Falange Extreme Rightwing or fascist group associated with Francoist Spain and the Manos Limpias quasi-trade-union which frequently mounts legal challenges against socialism
• Partido Popular or PP Mainstream Centre-Right associated with the main Employers Organization and clerics
• Unión Progreso y Democracia or UPyD a recently established progressive and nationalist alliance
• Partido Socialista Obrero Español mainstream social-democrats linked to Confederación General del Trabajo trade union and the Confederación Empresarial de Economia Social
• Izquierda Unida or IU leftwing group associated with Comisiones Obreras or CCOO trade union
• Movimiento 15-M or Indignados a loose protest organization calling for ¡Democracia Real YA!

Regions of Spain

Spain is organized into "Autonomous Communities" and "autonomous cities" each with its own parliament. The common language is "Castelliano" but there are several "co-official" regional languages which may be used for official purposes. There are additionally several variations of Spanish in daily use

Administrative divisions of Spain

• Autonomous communities of Spain
  • Provinces of Spain
    • Municipalities of Spain

Provinces of Spain

Municipalities of Spain

• Capital of Spain: Madrid
• Cities of Spain

The municipalities of Spain, 8111 in total, are the basic level of Spanish local government.

Demography of Spain

Government and politics of Spain

Main article: Government of Spain and Politics of Spain

• Form of government: Constitutional monarchy
• Capital of Spain: Madrid

• Elections in Spain
• Political parties in Spain
• Political scandals of Spain
• Taxation in Spain

Branches of the government of Spain

Executive branch of the government of Spain

• Head of state: King of Spain, Juan Carlos I
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Spain, Mariano Rajoy Brey
• Cabinet of Spain

Legislative branch of the government of Spain

• Parliament of Spain (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Spain
  • Lower house: Congress of Deputies (Spain)

Judicial branch of the government of Spain

• Supreme Court of Spain

Foreign relations of Spain

• Diplomatic missions in Spain
• Diplomatic missions of Spain

International organization membership

The Kingdom of Spain is a member of:^[2]

Law and order in Spain

• Capital punishment in Spain
• Constitution of Spain
• Crime in Spain
• Human rights in Spain
  • LGBT rights in Spain
  • Freedom of religion in Spain
• Law enforcement in Spain

Military of Spain

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Spain
• Forces
  • Army of Spain
  • Navy of Spain
  • Air Force of Spain
  • Special forces of Spain
• Military history of Spain
• Military ranks of Spain

Local government in Spain

History of Spain

Main article: History of Spain, Timeline of the history of Spain, and Current events of Spain

• Economic history of Spain
• Military history of Spain

Culture of Spain

• Architecture of Spain
• Cuisine of Spain
• Festivals in Spain
• Languages of Spain
• Media in Spain
• National symbols of Spain
  • Coat of arms of Spain
  • Flag of Spain
  • National anthem of Spain
• People of Spain
• Prostitution in Spain
• Public holidays in Spain
• Records of Spain
• Religion in Spain
  • Christianity in Spain
  • Hinduism in Spain
  • Islam in Spain
  • Judaism in Spain
  • Sikhism in Spain
• World Heritage Sites in Spain

Art in Spain

• Art in Spain
• Cinema of Spain
• Literature of Spain
• Music of Spain
• Television in Spain
• Theatre in Spain

Sports in Spain

• Football in Spain
• Spain at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Spain

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 8th (eighth)

• Agriculture in Spain
• Banking in Spain
  • National Bank of Spain
• Communications in Spain
  • Internet in Spain
• Companies of Spain

• Currency of Spain: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
  • ISO 4217: EUR

• Economic history of Spain
• Energy in Spain
  • Energy policy of Spain
  • Oil industry in Spain
• Mining in Spain
• Tourism in Spain
• Transport in Spain

• Spain Stock Exchange

Education in Spain

Infrastructure of Spain

• Health care in Spain
• Transportation in Spain
  • Airports in Spain
  • Rail transport in Spain
  • Roads in Spain
• Water supply and sanitation in Spain

See also

	Spain portal
	European Union portal

Spanish language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• List of international rankings
• List of Spain-related topics
• Member state of the European Union
• Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography

References

External links

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	Definitions and translations from Wiktionary
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	Textbooks from Wikibooks

Wikimedia Atlas of Spain

Overviews

• Encyclopaedia Britannica's Spain Portal site
• IberiaNature A guide to the environment, geography, climate, wildlife, natural history and landscape of Spain
• Library of Congress Spain Country Series site
• Local Spanish news and features
• Maps of Spain: satellite images, relief maps, outlines and themed maps of Spanish autonomous communities, provinces and municipalities
• Spain: CIA World Factbook entry — updated in May 2006
• Spain: The Economist Country Briefings entry

Government

• administracion.es e-government Portal
• Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria — Tax Agency
• Casa Real.es - Spanish Royal Family
• Congreso de los Diputados — Congress of Deputies
• Dates in Spanish history
• El Senado - Senate
• La Moncloa.es — Prime Minister

Other

• INEBase — National Institute of Statistics
• Languages of Spain
• Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Official Website of Tourism in Spain
• History of Spain Primary history documents
• Outline of Spain travel guide from Wikitravel