| Formal Name: | Kingdom of Spain |
| Local Name: | Espaņa |
| Local Formal Name: | Reino de Espaņa |
| Region: | Europe |
| Associations: | European Union, NATO, United Nations |
| Capital City: | Madrid |
| Main Cities: | Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla, Zaragoza, Murcia, Malaga |
| ISO 3166 Code: | ES |
| Population: | 45,853,000 |
| Area: | 504,030km² |
| Currency: | 1 euro = 100 cents |
| Languages: | Spanish |
| Religions: | Roman Catholic |
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Flag of Spain
Date Flag first adopted: 6th December, 1978
Description: Three horizontal bands of red (top), yellow (double width), and red with the national coat of arms
on the hoist side of the yellow band; the coat of arms is quartered to display the emblems of the traditional
kingdoms of Spain (clockwise from upper left, Castile, Leon, Navarre, and Aragon) while Granada is represented
by the stylized pomegranate at the bottom of the shield; the arms are framed by two columns representing the
Pillars of Hercules, which are the two promontories (Gibraltar and Ceuta) on either side of the eastern end of
the Strait of Gibraltar; the red scroll across the two columns bears the imperial motto of "Plus Ultra" (further
beyond) referring to Spanish lands beyond Europe.
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