What are facts about Spain?

* Capital: Madrid

* Population: 47.3 million (2020 est.)

* Area: 505,990 sq km (195,367 sq mi)

* Currency: Euro (EUR)

* Language: Spanish (official), Catalan, Galician, Basque

* Time zone: UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)

* Government: Parliamentary monarchy

* Head of state: King Felipe VI

* Prime Minister: Pedro Sánchez

* Economy: Developed mixed economy (GDP per capita: $30,265, 2020 est.)

* Currency: Euro (EUR)

* Major industries: Tourism, agriculture, industry, services

Interesting Facts about Spain

* Spain has the world's longest high-speed train network.

* The country produces more olive oil than any other in the world.

* Spanish is spoken by more than 500 million people worldwide, making it the second-most widely spoken language in the world after Mandarin Chinese.

* The world's largest wine fight takes place every year in the Spanish town of Haro.

* Spain is home to some of the world's most famous artworks, including Pablo Picasso's "Guernica" and Salvador Dalí's "The Persistence of Memory".

* The Alhambra, a Moorish palace complex in Granada, is considered one of the most beautiful and well-preserved examples of Islamic architecture in the world.

* The Prado Museum in Madrid is one of the most visited art museums in the world, and is home to some of the most famous paintings in the world, including "Las Meninas" by Velázquez and "The Third of May 1808" by Goya.

* The Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona is one of the most famous unfinished buildings in the world, and is the masterwork of the architect Antoni Gaudí.