Spain
Fact File
Get to know Spain! Get the facts about its land, products and culture.
Official name: Kingdom of Spain
Size: 194,897 square miles (504,782 square kilometers); slightly more than twice the size of Oregon
Population: 40,397,842 as of July 2006
Population Under Age 14: 14.4%
Capital: Madrid
Official Language: Castilian Spanish
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Religion: 94 % Roman Catholic, 6% Other
Literacy: 97.9%
Climate: Cold winters, hot summers in the inland areas and along the southern coast
Products and Industries: Grain, citrus, olives, grapes, clothing, shoes, cars, chemicals, metals, food, beverages, tourism
Did you know?:
- Don Quixote was written by Miguel de Cervantes in the early 1600s. It is considered the first modern novel.
- La Tomatina is the world's biggest tomato fight. Every year, thousands of people gather in Valencia to toss about 90,000 pounds of tomatoes at one another.
- Altamira Cave in northern Spain is famous for its prehistoric paintings. Images of bison, horses and wild boars cover the ceiling of the 890-foot-deep cave.