Spain: flag, capital and facts
Spain is a country in Southern Europe (Europe). Its capital is Madrid. Population — 48,848,840. Area — 505,992 km². Below: the flag, the key facts and easy ways to remember them.
The flag of Spain
Red, yellow, red: sunny gold squeezed between two bright red stripes.
The capital of Spain — Madrid
Madrid is the capital of Spain. Madrid has 'mad' in it — mad for sunshine, tapas, and football.
Facts about Spain
- Official name
- Kingdom of Spain
- Capital
- Madrid
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Southern Europe
- Population
- 48,848,840
- Area
- 505,992 km²
- Currency
- EUR (€)
- Status
- UN member state
- Coordinates
- 40°, -4°
How to remember the name
The nameSpain sounds like 'a pain' — but the only pain is leaving such a sunny place.
Did you know?
Spain has a festival called La Tomatina where people happily throw ripe tomatoes at each other.
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