Country lead by Ruler: King Juan Carlos I (1975)
Prime Minister: José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (2004)
Population
40,397,842 (growth rate: 0.1%); birth rate: 10.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 4.4/1000; life expectancy: 79.7; density per sq mi: 210
Land Area
192,873 sq mi (499,542 sq km); total area: 194,897 sq mi (504,782 sq km)
Monetary unit
Euro (formerly peseta) Language
Castilian Spanish 74% (official nationwide); Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2% (each official regionally)
Ethnicity composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types
Religion Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%
Transportation Railways: total: 14,189 km (2002). Highways: total: 663,795 km; paved: 657,157 km (including 10,317 km of expressways); unpaved: 6,638 km (1999). Waterways: 1,045 km. Ports and harbors: Aviles, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cadiz, Cartagena, Castellon de la Plana, Ceuta, Huelva, La Coruna, Las Palmas (Canary Islands), Malaga, Melilla, Pasajes, Gijon, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands), Santander, Tarragona, Valencia, Vigo. Airports: 152 (2002).
Park Guell 
Magic Fountain of Montjuic
The Royal Palace of Madrid
Museo del Prado
Cathedral of Santa Eulalia
Guggenheim Museum
La Sagrada Familia