Spain — Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Spain covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Spain
The capital of Spain is Madrid. It has a population of approximately 48.8M. The country covers an area of 505,992 km². It is located in Southern Europe.
Spanish is the second most spoken language globally by native speakers.
Geography
Spain is a country in Southern Europe, part of the Europe region. It covers an area of approximately 505,992 km². It shares land borders with Andorra, France, Gibraltar, and Portugal, totalling 5 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Spain has a population of approximately 48,848,840 people. Population density is around 96.5 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Spanish, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Spanish.
Economy Overview
Government debt stood at roughly 105.6% of GDP in 2024. The official currency is the Euro (EUR, symbol €). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 0.88 EUR.
Culture & Time
Spain operates on a single time zone (Europe/Madrid). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.es.
Government & Status
The capital of Spain is Madrid. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +34. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is ES.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.