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[[File:LocationSpain.svg|thumb|The location of [[Spain]]]]
[[File:SpainOMC.png|thumb|An enlargeable map of [[Spain]]]]

The following [[Outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Spain:

'''[[Spain]]''' &ndash; sovereign state located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. Spanish territory also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast, three exclaves in North Africa, Ceuta, Melilla, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera that border Morocco, and the islands and peñones (rocks) of Alborán, Chafarinas, Alhucemas, and Perejil. Spain is a democracy organized in the form of a parliamentary government under a constitutional monarchy. It is a developed country with the 15th largest economy in the world. It is a member of the European Union, United Nations, NATO, OECD, WTO and many other international organizations.

{{TOC limit|limit=3}}Spain Population 2025: 49,153,849 (1 April 2025)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ine.es/dyngs/INEbase/en/operacion.htmc=Estadistica_C&cid=1254736177095&menu=ultiDatos&idp=1254735572981|title=INEbase / Continuous Population Statistics (CPS). 1 April 2025. Provisional data|website=ine.es|access-date=8 May 2025}}</ref>

==General reference==
[[File:Spain-CIA WFB Map.png|thumb|An enlargeable basic map of [[Spain]], except the [[Canary Islands]]]]
* [[International Phonetic Alphabet|Pronunciation]]:
**English {{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Spain.ogg|s|p|eɪ|n}}
**Spanish:{{IPA|es|esˈpaɲa|pron|Es-España.ogg}})
* Common English country name: [[Spain]]
* Official English country name:  The [[Kingdom of Spain]] or [[Spain]]
* Common [[endonym]]: [[List of countries and capitals in native languages|España]]
* Official endonym: [[List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states|Reino de España, España]]
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Countries and nations|Adjectival]]:  [[Spanish (disambiguation)|Spanish]]
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Countries and nations|Demonym]]:  [[Spaniard]]
* [[Etymology]]: [[Name of Spain]]
* [[International rankings of Spain]]
* [[ISO country codes]]:  ES, ESP, 724
* [[ISO region codes]]:  See [[ISO 3166-2:ES]]
* [[Internet]] [[country code top-level domain]]:  [[.es]]
* [[International Direct Dialing]] uses the prefix '''[[+34]]'''. Then a first digit '''9''' or '''8''' indicates a fixed [[landline]], '''6 or 7''' are for mobile [[cellphone]]s

==Geography of Spain==
[[File:Spain topography.png|thumb|An enlargeable topographic map of [[Spain]], except the [[Canary Islands]] and [[Minorca]]]]

[[Geography of Spain]]
* Spain is a:
** [[Country]]
*** [[Developed country]]
** [[Nation state]]
*** [[Sovereign state]]
*** [[Member State of the European Union]]
*** [[Member states of NATO|Member state of NATO]]
* Location:
** [[Northern Hemisphere]], on the [[Prime Meridian]]
** [[Eurasia]]
*** [[Europe]]
**** [[Southern Europe]]
**** [[Western Europe]]
**** [[Iberian Peninsula]] &ndash; Spain occupies most of this peninsula, sharing it with Portugal
** [[Time zone]]s:
*** [[Canary Islands]]&nbsp;– [[Western European Time]] ([[UTC+00]]), [[Western European Summer Time]] ([[UTC+01]])
*** Rest of Spain&nbsp;– [[Central European Time]] ([[UTC+01]]), [[Central European Summer Time]] ([[UTC+02]])
** [[Extreme points of Spain]]
*** High:  [[Teide]] on [[Tenerife]] {{convert|3718|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} - highest point in [[Canary Islands]]<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Mulhacén]] {{convert|3479|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} - highest point in [[Continental Europe|continental]] Spain
*** Low:  [[North Atlantic Ocean]] and [[Mediterranean Sea]] 0 m
** Land boundaries:  1,918&nbsp;km
::{{Flag|Portugal}} 1,214 km
::{{Flag|France}} 623 km
::{{Flag|Andorra}} 64 km
::{{Flag|Morocco}} 16 km
::{{Flag|Gibraltar}} 1 km, not recognized by Spain
:* Coastline:  4,964 km
* [[Population of Spain]]: 49,153,849 (April 2025)  - [[List of countries by population|31th most populous country]]
*
* [[Area of Spain]]: 504,030&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
** Second largest country in Western Europe (behind France)
* Altitude:
** Average altitude: 650 m
** Rank: second highest country in Europe (behind Switzerland)
* [[:commons:Atlas of Spain|Atlas of Spain]]

===Environment of Spain===
[[File:Satellite image of Spain in January 2004.jpg|thumb|An enlargeable satellite image of [[Spain]], except the [[Canary Islands]] and [[Minorca]]]]

* [[Geology of Spain]]
* [[Climate of Spain]]
* [[Renewable energy in Spain]]
* [[Geography of Spain#Environmental concerns|Environmental issues in Spain]]
** [[List of biosphere reserves in Spain|Biosphere reserves in Spain]]
** [[List of national parks of Spain|National parks of Spain]]
** [[List of Sites of Community Importance in Spain|Sites of Community Importance in Spain]]
* [[Wildlife of Spain]]
** [[Fauna of Spain]]
*** [[List of birds of Spain|Birds of Spain]]
*** [[List of mammals of Spain|Mammals of Spain]]

====Natural geographic features of Spain====
* [[List of beaches in Spain|Beaches in Spain]]
* [[List of glaciers in Europe#Spain|Glaciers of Spain]]
* [[List of islands of Spain|Islands of Spain]]
* [[List of lakes in Spain|Lakes of Spain]]
* [[List of mountains of Spain|Mountains of Spain]]
** [[List of volcanoes in Spain|Volcanoes in Spain]]
* [[List of rivers of Spain|Rivers of Spain]]
** [[List of waterfalls of Spain|Waterfalls of Spain]]
* [[List of valleys of Spain|Valleys of Spain]]
* [[UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Spain|World Heritage Sites in Spain]]

=== Regions of Spain ===
====Ecological regions of Spain====

[[List of ecoregions in Spain]]
* [[Ecoregions in Spain]]

====Administrative divisions of Spain====

[[Administrative divisions of Spain]]
* [[Autonomous communities of Spain]]
** [[Provinces of Spain]]
*** [[Municipalities of Spain]]

=====Autonomous communities of Spain=====
[[Autonomous communities of Spain]] &ndash; each has its own parliament and government

* By name
**{{flag|Andalusia}}
**{{flag|Aragon}}
**{{flag|Asturias|name=Principality of Asturias}}
**{{flag|Balearic Islands}}
**{{flag|Basque Country}}
**{{flag|Canary Islands}}
**{{flag|Cantabria}}
**{{flag|Castile–La Mancha}}
**{{flag|Castile and León}}
**{{flag|Catalonia}}
**{{flag|Extremadura}}
**{{flag|Galicia}}
**{{flag|La Rioja (Spain)|name=La Rioja}}
**{{flag|Madrid|name=Community of Madrid}}
**{{flag|Region of Murcia}}
**{{flag|Navarre|name=Chartered Community of Navarre}}
**{{flag|Valencian Community}}
* By statistic
** [[List of Spanish autonomous communities by area|Spanish autonomous communities by area]]
** [[List of Spanish autonomous communities by population|Spanish autonomous communities by population]]

===== Autonomous cities of Spain =====
[[Autonomous cities of Spain]] &ndash; less autonomous than the autonomous communities, but with more autonomy than Spain's other cities
*{{flag|Ceuta}}
*{{flag|Melilla}}

===== Other territory =====
* Spanish [[exclave]]s:
** [[Ceuta]]
** [[Melilla]]
** [[Llívia]]
* [[Plazas de soberanía|Places of sovereignty near Morocco]], consisting of:
** [[Islas Chafarinas]]
** [[Peñón de Alhucemas]]
** [[Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera]]
** [[Isla de Alborán]]
** [[Isla Perejil]]

=====Provinces of Spain=====

[[Provinces of Spain]]
* [[List of Spanish provinces by area|Spanish provinces by area]]
* [[List of Spanish provinces by coastline|Spanish provinces by coastline]]
* [[List of Spanish provinces by population|Spanish provinces by population]]
* Spanish provinces by name:
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|- style="text-align:center; background: #efefef; border-bottom:2px solid gray;"
! '''Province name'''
! '''Capital'''
! '''Autonomous community'''
! '''Lists of municipalities'''
|-
| '''[[A Coruña (province)|A Coruña]]'''
| [[A Coruña]]
| [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]]
| [[List of municipalities in A Coruña|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Álava|Álava/Araba]]'''
| [[Vitoria-Gasteiz]]
| [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]]
| [[List of municipalities in Álava|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Albacete (province)|Albacete]]'''
| [[Albacete]]
| [[Castile–La Mancha]]
| [[List of municipalities in Albacete|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Alicante (province)|Alicante/Alacant]]'''
| [[Alicante|Alicante/Alacant]]
| [[Valencian Community]]
| [[List of municipalities in Alicante|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Almería (province)|Almería]]'''
| [[Almería]]
| [[Andalusia]]
| [[List of municipalities in Almería|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Asturias]]'''
| [[Oviedo]]
| [[Asturias]]
| [[List of municipalities in Asturias|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Ávila (province)|Ávila]]'''
| [[Ávila, Spain|Ávila]]
| [[Castile and León]]
| [[List of municipalities in Ávila|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Badajoz (province)|Badajoz]]'''
| [[Badajoz]]
| [[Extremadura]]
| [[List of municipalities in Badajoz|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Balearic Islands|Balearic Islands (''Illes Balears''/<br />''Islas Baleares'')]]'''
| [[Palma, Majorca|Palma]]
| [[Balearic Islands]]
| [[List of municipalities in Balearic Islands|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Barcelona (province)|Barcelona]]'''
| [[Barcelona]]
| [[Catalonia]]
| [[List of municipalities in Barcelona|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Bizkaia|Bizkaia/Vizcaya]]'''
| [[Bilbao|Bilbao/Bilbo]]
| [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]]
| [[List of municipalities in Biscay|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Burgos (province)|Burgos]]'''
| [[Burgos]]
| [[Castile and León]]
| [[List of municipalities in Burgos|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Cáceres (province)|Cáceres]]'''
| [[Cáceres, Spain|Cáceres]]
| [[Extremadura]]
| [[List of municipalities in Cáceres|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Cádiz (province)|Cádiz]]'''
| [[Cádiz]]
| [[Andalusia]]
| [[List of municipalities in Cádiz|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Cantabria]]'''
| [[Santander, Cantabria|Santander]]
| [[Cantabria]]
| [[List of municipalities in Cantabria|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Castellón (province)|Castellón/Castelló]]'''
| [[Castellón de la Plana|Castellón de la Plana/Castelló de la Plana]]
| [[Valencian Community]]
| [[List of municipalities in Castellón|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Ciudad Real (province)|Ciudad Real]]'''
| [[Ciudad Real]]
| [[Castile–La Mancha]]
| [[List of municipalities in Ciudad Real|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Córdoba (Spanish province)|Córdoba]]'''
| [[Córdoba, Spain|Córdoba]]
| [[Andalusia]]
| [[List of municipalities in Córdoba|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Province of Cuenca|Cuenca]]'''
| [[Cuenca (Spain)|Cuenca]]
| [[Castile–La Mancha]]
| [[List of municipalities in Cuenca|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Girona (province)|Girona]]'''
| [[Girona]]
| [[Catalonia]]
| [[List of municipalities in Girona|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Granada (province)|Granada]]'''
| [[Granada]]
| [[Andalusia]]
| [[List of municipalities in Granada|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Guadalajara (province)|Guadalajara]]'''
| [[Guadalajara, Spain|Guadalajara]]
| [[Castile–La Mancha]]
| [[List of municipalities in Guadalajara|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Gipuzkoa|Gipuzkoa/Guipúzcoa]]'''
| [[San Sebastián|San Sebastián/Donostia]]
| [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]]
| [[List of municipalities in Guipúzcoa|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Huelva (province)|Huelva]]'''
| [[Huelva]]
| [[Andalusia]]
| [[List of municipalities in Huelva|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Huesca (province)|Huesca]]'''
| [[Huesca]]
| [[Aragon]]
| [[List of municipalities in Huesca|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Jaén Province, Spain|Jaén]]'''
| [[Jaén, Spain|Jaén]]
| [[Andalusia]]
| [[List of municipalities in Jaén|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[La Rioja (Spain)|La Rioja]]'''
| [[Logroño]]
| [[La Rioja (Spain)|La Rioja]]
| [[List of municipalities in La Rioja|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[León (province)|León]]'''
| [[León, León|León]]
| [[Castile and León]]
| [[List of municipalities in León|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Lleida (province)|Lleida]]'''
| [[Lleida]]
| [[Catalonia]]
| [[List of municipalities in Lleida|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Lugo (province)|Lugo]]'''
| [[Lugo]]
| [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]]
| [[List of municipalities in Lugo|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Community of Madrid|Madrid]]'''
| [[Madrid]]
| [[Community of Madrid]]
| [[List of municipalities in Madrid|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Málaga (province)|Málaga]]'''
| [[Málaga]]
| [[Andalusia]]
| [[List of municipalities in Málaga|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Region of Murcia|Murcia]]'''
| [[Murcia]]
| [[Region of Murcia]]
| [[List of municipalities in Murcia|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Navarre|Navarra/Nafarroa]]'''
| [[Pamplona| Pamplona/Iruña]]
| [[Navarre]]
| [[List of municipalities in Navarre|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Ourense (province)|Ourense]]'''
| [[Ourense]]
| [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]]
| [[List of municipalities in Ourense|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Palencia (province)|Palencia]]'''
| [[Palencia]]
| [[Castile and León]]
| [[List of municipalities in Palencia|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Las Palmas (province)|Las Palmas]]'''
| [[Las Palmas de Gran Canaria]]
| [[Canary Islands]]
| [[List of municipalities in Las Palmas|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Pontevedra (province)|Pontevedra]]'''
| [[Pontevedra]]
| [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]]
| [[List of municipalities in Pontevedra|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Salamanca (province)|Salamanca]]'''
| [[Salamanca]]
| [[Castile and León]]
| [[List of municipalities in Salamanca|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province)|Santa Cruz de Tenerife]]'''
| [[Santa Cruz de Tenerife]]
| [[Canary Islands]]
| [[List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Segovia (province)|Segovia]]'''
| [[Segovia]]
| [[Castile and León]]
| [[List of municipalities in Segovia|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Seville (province)|Seville (''Sevilla'')]]'''
| [[Seville|Seville (''Sevilla'')]]
| [[Andalusia]]
| [[List of municipalities in Sevilla|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Soria (province)|Soria]]'''
| [[Soria]]
| [[Castile and León]]
| [[List of municipalities in Soria|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Tarragona (province)|Tarragona]]'''
| [[Tarragona]]
| [[Catalonia]]
| [[List of municipalities in Tarragona|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Teruel (province)|Teruel]]'''
| [[Teruel]]
| [[Aragon]]
| [[List of municipalities in Teruel|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Toledo (province)|Toledo]]'''
| [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]]
| [[Castile–La Mancha]]
| [[List of municipalities in Toledo|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Valencia (province)|Valencia/València]]'''
| [[Valencia, Spain|Valencia/València]]
| [[Valencian Community]]
| [[List of municipalities in Valencia|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Valladolid (province)|Valladolid]]'''
| [[Valladolid]]
| [[Castile and León]]
| [[List of municipalities in Valladolid|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Zamora (province)|Zamora]]'''
| [[Zamora, Spain|Zamora]]
| [[Castile and León]]
| [[List of municipalities in Zamora|Municipalities]]
|-
| '''[[Zaragoza (province)|Zaragoza]]'''
| [[Zaragoza]]
| [[Aragon]]
| [[List of municipalities in Zaragoza|Municipalities]]
|}
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===== Comarcas of Spain =====
[[Comarcas of Spain]]
* [[List of Aragonese comarcas|Comarcas of Aragon]]
* [[Comarcas of Asturias]]
* [[Comarques of Catalonia]]
* [[Comarques of the Valencian Community]]

=====Municipalities of Spain=====
[[Municipalities of Spain]]
* [[Capital (political)|Capital]] of Spain: [[Capital of Spain|Madrid]]
* [[List of metropolitan areas in Spain|Metropolitan areas in Spain]]
* [[List of municipalities in Spain|List of municipalities (cities) of Spain]] &ndash; Spain's approximately 8100 municipalities comprise the basic level of Spanish local government
** [[Autonomous cities of Spain]]
** [[Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities]]

===Demography of Spain===

[[Demographics of Spain]]
{{See also|#People of Spain}}

==Government and politics of Spain==
[[Politics of Spain]]
* [[Form of government]]: [[Constitutional monarchy]]
* [[Capital (political)|Capital]] of Spain: [[Capital of Spain|Madrid]]
* [[Anarchism in Spain]]
* [[Elections in Spain]]
* [[List of political parties in Spain|Political parties in Spain]]
**[[People's Party (Spain)|Partido Popular or PP]] Mainstream [[Centre-Right]] associated with the main [[Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales|Employers Organization]] and [[Roman Catholicism in Spain|clerics]]
**[[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party|Partido Socialista Obrero Español]] mainstream [[social democracy|social-democrats]] linked to [[Unión General de Trabajadores]] trade union and the [[Confederación Empresarial de Economia Social]]
**[[Podemos (Spanish political party)|Podemos]], a recently formed [[Left-wing populism|left-wing populist]] party
**[[Citizens (Spanish political party)|Citizens (Ciudadanos, "Cs")]] a recently established [[Liberalism|liberal]] and [[Spanish unionism|unionist]] party
** [[List of political parties in Catalonia|Political parties in Catalonia]]
* [[Liberalism and radicalism in Spain]]
* [[Social Security in Spain]]
* [[Taxation in Spain]]
* [[Corruption in Spain]]

=== Monarchy of Spain ===
[[Monarchy of Spain]]
* [[Head of state]]: [[King of Spain]], [[Felipe VI]]
** [[List of heads of state of Spain]]
** [[List of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown]]
*** [[List of titles and honours of Felipe VI of Spain]]
** [[Line of succession to the Spanish Throne]]
** [[Monarchs of Spain family tree]]
** [[Christmas Eve National Speech]]
** [[Coat of arms of the King of Spain]]
* [[Royal Household of Spain]]
** [[Spanish Royal Family]]
** [[Spanish royal sites]]
* [[Spanish nobility]]
* [[Annus horribilis]]
* [[Bourbon claim to the Spanish throne]]
* [[Caballerizo mayor]]
* [[Camarera mayor de Palacio]]
* [[Chamber of Peers (Spain)]]
* [[Crown of Aragon]]
* [[Descendants of Charles III of Spain]]
* [[Coat of arms of the Prince of Asturias]]
* [[Ancestry of Felipe VI of Spain]]
* [[Gentilhombres de cámara con ejercicio]]
* [[Imperator totius Hispaniae]]
* [[Ancestry of Juan Carlos I of Spain]]
* [[Kingdom of Gibraltar]]
* [[List of titles and honours of Leonor, Princess of Asturias]]
* [[Queen Letizia of Spain]]
* [[Line of succession to the Spanish throne]]
* [[List of titles and honours of Juan Carlos I of Spain]]
* [[List of titles and honours of Queen Letizia of Spain]]
* [[Mayordomo mayor]]
* [[Mayordomos de semana]]
* [[Nóos case]]
* [[Patrimonio Nacional]]
* [[Royal descendants of John William Friso]]
* [[Royal Household and Heritage of the Crown of Spain]]
* [[Royal Standard of Spain]]
* [[List of titles and honours of Queen Sofía of Spain]]
* [[Sumiller de Corps]]

===Branches of the government of Spain===

[[Government of Spain]]

====Executive branch of the government of Spain====
* [[Head of state]]: [[King of Spain]], [[Felipe VI]]
** [[List of heads of state of Spain]]
* [[Head of government]]: [[Prime Minister of Spain]] (''Presidente del Gobierno''), [[Pedro Sánchez|Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón]]
** [[List of prime ministers of Spain]]
** [[Deputy Prime Minister of Spain]]
** [[Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain]]
* [[Cabinet of Spain]] (Council of Ministers)

====Legislative branch of the government of Spain====
* [[Parliament of Spain]] &ndash; [[bicameral]] legislature of Spain, consisting of:
** [[Upper house]]: [[Senate of Spain]]
** [[Lower house]]: [[Congress of Deputies (Spain)]]

====Judicial branch of the government of Spain====
[[Spanish judicial system]]
** [[General Council of the Judicial Power of Spain]]
** [[Constitutional Court of Spain]]
** [[Supreme Court of Spain]]

===Foreign relations of Spain===

[[Foreign relations of Spain]]
* [[List of diplomatic missions in Spain|Diplomatic missions in Spain]]
* [[Diplomatic missions of Spain]]
* [[National Intelligence Centre (Spain)|Centro Nacional de Inteligencia]]

====International organization membership====
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*[[African Development Bank Group]] (AfDB) (nonregional member)
*[[Arctic Council]] (observer)
*[[Asian Development Bank]] (ADB) (nonregional member)
*[[Australia Group]]
*[[Bank for International Settlements]] (BIS)
*[[Central American Bank for Economic Integration]] (BCIE)
*[[Central American Integration System]] (SICA) (observer)
*[[Confederation of European Paper Industries]] (CEPI)
*[[Council of Europe]] (CE)
*[[Economic and Monetary Union]] (EMU)
*[[Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council]] (EAPC)
*[[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] (EBRD)
*[[European Investment Bank]] (EIB)
*[[European Organization for Nuclear Research]] (CERN)
*[[European Space Agency]] (ESA)
*[[European Union]] (EU)
*[[Food and Agriculture Organization]] (FAO)
*[[Inter-American Development Bank]] (IADB)
*[[International Atomic Energy Agency]] (IAEA)
*[[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] (IBRD)
*[[International Chamber of Commerce]] (ICC)
*[[International Civil Aviation Organization]] (ICAO)
*[[International Criminal Court]] (ICCt)
*[[International Criminal Police Organization]] (Interpol)
*[[International Development Association]] (IDA)
*[[International Energy Agency]] (IEA)
*[[International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies]] (IFRCS)
*[[International Finance Corporation]] (IFC)
*[[International Fund for Agricultural Development]] (IFAD)
*[[International Hydrographic Organization]] (IHO)
*[[International Labour Organization]] (ILO)
*[[International Maritime Organization]] (IMO)
*[[International Mobile Satellite Organization]] (IMSO)
*[[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF)
*[[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC)
*[[International Organization for Migration]] (IOM)
*[[International Organization for Standardization]] (ISO)
*[[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement]] (ICRM)
*[[International Telecommunication Union]] (ITU)
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*[[International Telecommunications Satellite Organization]] (ITSO)
*[[International Trade Union Confederation]] (ITUC)
*[[Inter-Parliamentary Union]] (IPU)
*[[Latin American Integration Association]] (LAIA) (observer)
*[[Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency]] (MIGA)
*[[Nonaligned Movement]] (NAM) (guest)
*[[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] (NATO)
*[[Nuclear Energy Agency]] (NEA)
*[[Nuclear Suppliers Group]] (NSG)
*[[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] (OECD)
*[[Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe]] (OSCE)
*[[Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons]] (OPCW)
*[[Organization of American States]] (OAS) (observer)
*[[Paris Club]]
*[[Permanent Court of Arbitration]] (PCA)
*[[Schengen Convention]]
*[[Southeast European Cooperative Initiative]] (SECI) (observer)
*''[[Unión Latina]]''
*[[United Nations]] (UN)
*[[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development]] (UNCTAD)
*[[United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization]] (UNESCO)
*[[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]] (UNHCR)
*[[United Nations Industrial Development Organization]] (UNIDO)
*[[United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon]] (UNIFIL)
*[[United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad]] (MINURCAT)
*[[United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (MONUC)
*[[United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East]] (UNRWA)
*[[Universal Postal Union]] (UPU)
*[[Western European Union]] (WEU)
*[[World Confederation of Labour]] (WCL)
*[[World Customs Organization]] (WCO)
*[[World Federation of Trade Unions]] (WFTU)
*[[World Health Organization]] (WHO)
*[[World Intellectual Property Organization]] (WIPO)
*[[World Meteorological Organization]] (WMO)
*[[World Tourism Organization]] (UNWTO)
*[[World Trade Organization]] (WTO)
*[[Zangger Committee]] (ZC)
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===Law and order in Spain===
[[Law of Spain]]
* [[Crime in Spain]]
** Terrorism in Spain
*** [[ETA (separatist group)|ETA]]
*** [[GRAPO]]
*** [[11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings]]
* [[Human rights in Spain]]
** [[Civil unions in Spain]]
** [[LGBT rights in Spain]]
*** [[Same-sex marriage in Spain]]
** [[Freedom of religion in Spain]]
* [[Law enforcement in Spain]]
* Laws of Spain
** [[Capital punishment in Spain]]
** [[Constitution of Spain]]
*** [[Spanish Political Reform Act 1977]]
*** [[Spanish Constitution of 1978]]
**** [[Amendments to the Spanish Constitution of 1978]]
** [[Historical Memory Law]] &ndash; recognizes the victims on both sides of the Spanish Civil War, gives rights to the victims and the descendants of victims of the Civil War and the subsequent dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, and formally condemns the Franco Regime
** [[Spanish referendum on the European Constitution]]

===Military of Spain===
[[Military of Spain]]
* Command
** [[Commander-in-chief]]:
*** [[Ministry of Defence (Spain)|Ministry of Defence of Spain]]
* Forces
** [[Army of Spain]]
*** [[Tanks in the Spanish Army]]
** [[Navy of Spain]]
** [[Air Force of Spain]]
** [[Spanish Legion]]
** [[Spanish special operations|Special forces of Spain]]
* [[Military history of Spain]]
* [[Military ranks of Spain]]

===Local government in Spain===
[[Local government in Spain]]
* [[List of Spanish regional governments]]
** [[List of Spanish regional legislatures]]

==History of Spain==
[[History of Spain]]
* [[Timeline of Spanish history]]

=== History of Spain by period ===
* [[Prehistoric Iberia]]
** [[Timeline of pre-Roman Iberian history]]
** [[Carthaginian Iberia]]
* [[Hispania]]
** [[Timeline of the history of Roman Hispania]]
* [[Spain in the Middle Ages]]
** [[Visigothic Kingdom]]
** [[al-Andalus]]
*** [[Umayyad conquest of Hispania]]
** [[Reconquista]]
* [[Habsburg Spain]]
** [[Spanish Inquisition]]
* [[Enlightenment Spain]]
* [[Mid-nineteenth century Spain]]
* [[Spanish confiscation]]
* [[First Spanish Republic]]
* [[Spain under the Restoration]]
* [[Second Spanish Republic]]
* [[Spanish Civil War]]
* [[Spain under Franco]]
* [[Modern Spain]]

=== History of Spain by region ===
==== By autonomous community ====

* [[History of Andalusia]]
* [[History of Aragon]]
* [[History of Asturias]]
* [[History of the Balearic Islands]]
* [[History of Basque Country (autonomous community)|History of Basque Country]]
* [[History of the Canary Islands]]
* [[History of Cantabria]]
* [[History of Castilla-La Mancha]]
* [[History of Castile and León]]
* [[History of Catalonia]]
* [[History of Extremadura]]
* [[History of Galicia (Spain)|History of Galicia]]
* [[History of La Rioja (Spain)|History of La Rioja]]
* [[History of the Community of Madrid]]
* [[History of the Region of Murcia]]
* [[History of Navarre]]
* [[History of the Valencian Community]]

==== By city ====
* [[History of Madrid]]
* [[History of Barcelona]]
* [[Valencia#History|History of Valencia]]
* [[History of Seville]]
* [[Zaragoza#History|History of Zaragoza]]
* [[History of Málaga]]
* [[Murcia#History|History of Murcia]]
* [[La Palma#History|History of Palma]]
* [[Las Palmas#History|History of Las Palmas]]
* [[Bilbao#History|History of Bilbao]]
* [[History of Alicante]]

=== History of Spain by subject ===
* [[Spanish chivalry|Chivalry in Spain]]
* [[Economic history of Spain]]
* [[Medieval Spanish literature|Literature in Medieval Spain]]
* [[Military history of Spain]]
** [[List of Spanish wars]]
**[[Spanish knights orders]]
** [[List of ships of the line of Spain]]
** [[List of battleships of Spain]]
** [[Spanish aircraft carrier Príncipe de Asturias|Spanish aircraft carrier ''Príncipe de Asturias'']]
** [[Spanish ship Juan Carlos I (L61)|Spanish ship ''Juan Carlos I'' (L61)]]
** [[Spanish Armada]]
*** [[Spanish Armada in Ireland]]
* [[Religious history of Spain]]

==Culture of Spain==

[[Culture of Spain]]
* [[Cuisine of Spain]]
** [[Paella]]
* [[Festivals in Spain]]
**[[Fiestas of International Tourist Interest of Spain]]
**[[Fiestas of National Tourist Interest of Spain]]
* [[Media in Spain]]
* [[National symbols of Spain]]
** [[Coat of arms of Spain]]
***[[Coats of arms of the autonomous communities of Spain]]
** [[Flag of Spain]]
***[[Flags of the autonomous communities of Spain]]
** [[National anthem of Spain]] (''Marcha Real'')
***[[Anthems of the autonomous communities of Spain]]
** National motto: ''[[Plus Ultra (motto)|Plus Ultra]]''
* [[Prostitution in Spain]]
* [[Public holidays in Spain]]
* [[List of records of Spain|Records of Spain]]
* [[Scouting in Spain]]
* [[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe#Spain|World Heritage Sites in Spain]]

===Art in Spain===
[[Art in Spain]]
* [[Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain]]
* [[Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin]]
* [[Rock art of the Iberian Southern Tip]]
* [[Television in Spain]]
* [[Spanish Golden Age]]
*[[Spanish Baroque Painting]]
* [[Spanish Renaissance]]

====Architecture of Spain====
[[Architecture of Spain]]
* By location
** [[Architecture of Barcelona]]
** [[Architecture of Madrid]]
***[[Romanesque churches in Madrid]]
** [[Architecture of Cantabria]]
* By period
** [[Romanesque architecture in Spain|Spanish Romanesque]]
** [[Mudéjar style]]
** [[Spanish Gothic architecture]]
** [[Herrerian]]
** [[Spanish Renaissance architecture]]
** [[Plateresque]]
** [[Spanish Baroque architecture|Spanish Baroque]]
** [[Rococo in Spain]]
** [[Modernisme]]
* By type
** [[List of castles in Spain|Castles in Spain]]
** [[Cathedrals in Spain]]
*[[List of missing monuments in Spain|Missing landmarks in Spain]]

====Cinema of Spain====
[[Cinema of Spain]]
* [[List of Spanish films|Spanish films]]
* Spanish directors
** [[Luis Buñuel]] &ndash; first Spanish director to achieve universal recognition
** [[Pedro Almodóvar]] &ndash; achieved universal recognition in the 1980s
** [[Segundo de Chomón]]
** [[Florián Rey]]
** [[Luis García Berlanga]]
** [[Juan Antonio Bardem]]
** [[Carlos Saura]]
** [[Julio Médem]]
** [[Alejandro Amenábar]]

====Dance in Spain====
* [[Jota (music)|Jota]]
* [[Flamenco]]
* [[Sardana]]
* [[Sevillanas]]

====Literature of Spain====
[[Literature of Spain]] — [[Spanish literature|Castilian (Spanish) literature]]
* By genre
** [[Spanish poetry]]
** [[Spanish comics]]
* By region
** [[Basque literature]]
** [[Catalan literature]]
* [[Galician language literature|Galician literature]]

====Music of Spain====
[[Music of Spain]]
* By genre
** [[Spanish opera]]
** [[Spanish folk music]]
** [[Flamenco]]
** [[Catalan rumba]]
** [[Spanish rock]]
** [[Spanish hip hop]]
* By region
** [[Music of Andalusia]]
** [[Music of Aragon]]
** [[Music of the Balearic Islands]]
** [[Basque music|Music of the Basque]]
** [[Music of the Canary Islands]]
** [[Music of Castile, Madrid and Leon|Music of Castile, Madrid and León]]
** [[Music of Catalonia]]
** [[Music of Extremadura]]
** [[Music of Galicia, Cantabria and Asturias]]
** [[Music of Murcia]]
** [[Music of Navarre and La Rioja]]
** [[Music of Valencia]]
* [[Benidorm International Song Festival]] - Festivals
* [[Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest]]

====Painting in Spain====
* Spanish painters
** [[Alonso Cano]]
** [[Juan Carreño de Miranda]]
** [[Ramon Casas i Carbó]]
** [[Claudio Coello]]
** [[Salvador Dalí]]
** [[Mariano Fortuny (painter)|Mariano Fortuny]]
** [[Francisco Goya]]
** [[El Greco]] (born in [[Creta]]).
** [[Bartolomé Esteban Murillo]]
** [[Pablo Picasso]]
** [[José de Ribera]]
** [[Santiago Rusiñol]]
** [[Enrique Simonet]]
** [[Joaquín Sorolla]]
** [[Diego Velázquez]]
** [[Ignacio Zuloaga]]
** [[Francisco de Zurbarán]]

====Sculpture in Spain====
* [[Lady of Elche]]
* [[Lady of Baza]]

=== Language in Spain ===
* [[Languages of Spain]]
** [[Spanish language]]
*** [[History of the Spanish language]]
*** [[Spanish dialects]]
** [[Aragonese language|Aragonese]]
** [[Aranese]] ([[Occitan language|Occitan]])
** [[Asturian language|Asturian]]
** [[Basque language|Basque]]
** [[Catalan language|Catalan]]/[[Valencian language|Valencian]]
** [[Galician language|Galician]]
** [[Leonese language|Leonese]]

=== People of Spain ===
[[Spanish people]] (or [[People of Spain]])
* Regional ethnic groups:
** [[Andalusian people]]
** [[Aragonese people]]
** [[Asturian people]]
** [[Balearic people]]
** [[Basque people]]
** [[Canarian people]]
** [[Cantabrian people]]
** [[Castilian people]]
** [[Catalan people]]
** [[Extremaduran people]]
** [[Galician people]]
** [[Leonese people]]
** [[Valencian people]]
* Other groups:
** [[Afro-Spanish]]
** [[Chinese people in Spain]]
** [[Jews in Spain]]
** [[Gitanos|Romani people in Spain]]

=== Religion and belief systems in Spain ===
* [[Irreligion in Spain]]
* [[Religion in Spain]]
** [[Monasteries in Spain]]
** Religions in Spain
*** [[Bahá'í Faith in Spain]]
*** [[Christianity in Spain]]
**** [[Catholicism in Spain]]
**** [[Protestantism in Spain]]
*** [[Hinduism in Spain]]
*** [[Islam in Spain]]
**** [[Ahmadiyya in Spain]]
*** [[Judaism in Spain]]
*** [[Neopaganism in Spain]]
*** [[Odinist Community of Spain — Ásatrú]]

===Sports in Spain===

[[Sports in Spain]]
* [[Football in Spain]]
** [[List of football clubs in Spain|Football clubs in Spain]]
* Mind sports in Spain
** Chess in Spain
*** [[Spanish Chess Championship]]
* [[Spain at the Olympics]]

==Economy and infrastructure of Spain==
[[Economy of Spain]]
* [[List of countries by GDP (nominal)|Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2024)]]: 15th (fifteenth)
* [[Agriculture in Spain]]
* [[Banking in Spain]]
** [[National Bank of Spain]]
* [[List of companies of Spain|Companies of Spain]]
*[[Currency|Currency of Spain]]: [[Euro]] (see also: [[Template:Euro topics|Euro topics]])
**[[ISO 4217]]: [[Euro|EUR]]
** [[Royal Mint (Spain)|Royal Mint]]<!--''Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre'' - National Factory of Coins and Stamps-->
*** [[Spanish euro coins]]
*** [[Spanish peseta]]
* [[Economic history of Spain]]
* [[Energy in Spain]]
** [[Energy policy of Spain]]
** [[Oil industry in Spain]]
* [[Health care in Spain]]
* [[Mining in Spain]]
* [[Social Security in Spain]]
* [[Spain Stock Exchange]]
* [[Tourism in Spain]]
* [[Water supply and sanitation in Spain]]

=== Communications in Spain ===
[[Communications in Spain]]
* [[Internet in Spain]]
* [[List of television stations in Spain|Television stations in Spain]]
* [[List of radio stations in Spain|Radio stations in Spain]]
* [[List of Spanish newspapers|Spanish newspapers]]
* [[List of postal codes in Spain|Postal codes in Spain]]

=== Transport in Spain ===
[[Transport in Spain]]
* Air transport in Spain
** [[List of airports in Spain|Airports in Spain]]
** [[EADS CASA]] &ndash; defunct aircraft manufacturer
* [[Rail transport in Spain]]
** [[Rapid transit in Spain]] <!--subways/undergrounds-->
** [[List of town tramway systems in Spain]] <!--trams-->
** [[History of rail transport in Spain]]
** [[AVE]], Spanish High Speed
** [[Renfe]], National Network of the Spanish Railways
***[[Cercanías]], commuter rail services
** [[Ferrocarriles Españoles de Vía Estrecha|FEVE, Narrow Gauge Railways]]
** [[Euskotren Trena]]
** [[Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya]]
** [[Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana]]
** [[Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca]]
** [[Talgo]] &ndash; train manufacturer
* Road transport in Spain
** [[Roads in Spain]] (''carreteras'')
***[[List of national roads in Spain]] (''carreteras nacionales'')
*** [[Highways in Spain]] (''[[Controlled-access highway|autopistas]]'' and ''[[autovía]]s'')
** [[Vehicle registration plates of Spain]]
** Road vehicle manufacturers
*** Car manufacturers
**** [[SEAT]]
*** Motorcycle manufacturers
**** [[Montesa Honda]] &ndash; Spanish subsidiary of Honda, manufactures motorcycles and bicycles
** History of road transport in Spain
*** [[Abadal]] automobile
*** [[Biscuter]] automobile
*** [[Bultaco]] &ndash; defunct motorcycle manufacturer
*** [[Hispano-Suiza]] &ndash; defunct car manufacturer
*** [[Pegaso]] &ndash; defunct car manufacturer

== Education in Spain ==
[[Education in Spain]]
* [[Spanish universities]]
** [[List of universities in Spain]] (organized by autonomous community)

== Health in Spain ==
* [[Healthcare in Spain]]
** [[List of hospitals in Spain|Hospitals in Spain]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Spain|European Union}}

[[Spain]]
*[[List of international rankings]]
*[[List of Spain-related topics]]
*[[Member state of the European Union]]
*[[Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization]]
*[[Member state of the United Nations]]
*[[Outline of Europe]]
*[[Outline of geography]]
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==References==
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==External links==

{{Wikiatlas|Spain}}

; Overviews
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*[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/557573/Spain Encyclopædia Britannica's Spain Portal site]
*[http://www.iberianature.com/ IberiaNature] A guide to the environment, geography, climate, wildlife, natural history and landscape of Spain
*[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/estoc.html Library of Congress Spain Country Series site]
*[https://www.expatica.com/es/ Local Spanish news and features]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928031757/http://www.maps.data-spain.com/ Maps of Spain:] satellite images, relief maps, outlines and themed maps of Spanish autonomous communities, provinces and municipalities
*[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/spain/ Spain]: [[CIA World Factbook]] entry&nbsp;— updated in May 2006
*[http://www.economist.com/countries/Spain/ Spain]: [[The Economist]] Country Briefings entry

; Government
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090501235524/http://www.060.es/ administracion.es] e-government Portal
*[http://www.aeat.es/ Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria]&nbsp;— Tax Agency
*[http://www.casareal.es/index-iden-idweb.html Casa Real.es] - Spanish Royal Family
*[http://www.congreso.es/portal/page/portal/Congreso/Congreso Congreso de los Diputados]&nbsp;— Congress of Deputies
*[http://www.datesofhistory.com/Spain.index.html Dates in Spanish history]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060615080442/http://www.senado.es/home_i.html El Senado] - Senate
*[http://www.la-moncloa.es/default?idioma=en-GB La Moncloa.es]&nbsp;— Prime Minister

; Other
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080912060511/http://www.ine.es/inebase/cgi/um?L=0 INEBase]&nbsp;— National Institute of Statistics
*[http://www.proel.org/lenguas.html Languages of Spain]
*[https://archive.today/20120525062909/http://www.maec.es/es/home/Paginas/HomeEs.aspx Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores] Ministry of Foreign Affairs
*[http://www.spain.info/TourSpain/?Language=en Official Website of Tourism in Spain]
*[http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/index.php/History_of_Spain:_Primary_Documents History of Spain Primary history documents]

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