SPAIN Area- total : 504,782 sq km -
comparative: slightly more than twice the size of Oregon Terrain : large, flat to dissected plateau surrounded
by rugged hills; Pyrenees in north Coastline : 4,964 km Elevation extremes :
- lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- highest point: Pico de Teide (Tenerife) on Canary Islands
3,718 m Population : 40,037,995 (July 2001 est.) Government type : parliamentary monarchy Capital : Madrid Constitution : 6 December 1978, effective 29 December
1978 National holiday : Hispanic Day, 12 October Chief of state : King JUAN CARLOS I (since 22
November 1975); Heir Apparent Prince FELIPE, son of the monarch,
born 30 January 1968 Religions : Roman Catholic 99%, other 1% Ethnic groups : composite of Mediterranean and
Nordic types Languages : Castilian Spanish (official) 74%,
Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%
BARCELONA Location : Catalunya (Catalonia), Northeast Spain.
Population : 1,514,588 (city); 4,228,048 (metropolitan
area). Religion : 90% Roman Catholic, Protestants, Muslims
and Jews make up the remaining 10%. Time zone : GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday
in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October). Electricity : 220 volts AC, 50Hz; round two-pin
plugs are standard. Average January temp : 10°C (50°F). Average July temp : 25°C (78°F). Annual rainfall : 590mm (23.2 inches).
BARCELONA & SPAIN - useful statistics
