Head of state: King Juan Carlos I
Head of government: José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Type of state: parliamentary monarchy
Land area: 504,782 km2
Capital: Madrid
Population: 45m
Religion/s: Roman Catholic
Language/s: Spanish (Castilian), Catalan, Basque, Galician and Valencian
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Gross domestic product (GDP): USD 1,410 billion
Change over previous year: -0.1%
Per capita GDP: USD 30,639
Swiss colony: 23,886 people
Swiss exports: CHF 6,370 million
Change over previous year: -2.4%
Swiss imports: CHF 4,904 million
Change over previous year: +28.1%