Capital
Madrid
Population
40,037,995 (July 2001 est.)
Area
504,782 sq km (this includes land & water – slightly more than twice the size of Oregon)
Government
Parliamentary monarchy
Money
Spanish peseta (ESP); euro (EUR)
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 (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%
