A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z (ALL)
The Kingdom of Spain
Image of the Spanish Flag

Flag Colors & Description

The Spanish flag is comprised of three horizontal bands of red, yellow (middle, double width), and red with the national coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band. The coat of arms includes the royal seal framed by the Pillars of Hercules, which are the two promontories (Gibraltar and Ceuta) on either side of the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar.

People

Population: 40,397,842 (July 2006 estimate) (growth rate): 0.13% (2006 estimate)

Gdp: $1.07 trillion (2006 estimate) (per capita): $27,000 (2006 estimate)

Languages:
 Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%; note - Castilian is the official language nationwide; the other languages are official regionally

Government

Capital: Madrid

Government type: parliamentary monarchy

Geography

Natural Resources: arable land, coal, copper, fluorspar, gypsum, hydropower, iron ore, kaolin, lead, lignite, magnesite, mercury, potash, pyrites, sepiolite, tungsten, uranium, zinc

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