Spain (Espaa)

Facts

GDP/per capita: $30,100 (US Dollars)
GDP: $1.356 trillion (US Dollars)
Population: 47,737,941 (July 2014 est.)
Major Religion: Roman Catholic (94% of the population)
Their biggest age group is people between 25 and 54 years old.
Life Expectancy: 81.47 years at birth.
They official language is Spanish, Catalan being the second most spoken
language.

Geography

Spain (Reino de Espaa) is a country in Europe, with frontiers with France,
Portugal, The Mediterranean Sea, The North Atlantic Ocean, and the Bay of
Biscay.
Its divided 17 autonomous communities and the independent cities of Ceuta and
Melilla, which are located in the Moroccan coast.

Economy

Spain had a prolonged recession that started in 2009, its economic growth
resumed in late 2013. It has a shocking unemployment rate of more than 26% in
2013.
Their biggest GDP expenses are household consumption, exports and imports of
goods and services. Their biggest export are automobiles, and their biggest
import is crude oil.

Government

They live under a parliamentary monarchy, having as king, Felipe VI(since 19
June 2014); their head of government is Mariano Rajoy (since 20 December
2011). At the age of 18 they can vote.




The World Factbook. Accessed August 13, 2014. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-
factbook/geos/sp.html.

OEC: Espaa (ESP) Perfil de Exportaciones, Importaciones Y Socios Comerciales. Accessed August
13, 2014. http://atlas.media.mit.edu/profile/country/esp/.



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