 Spain
2006
Village
of Elciego (Álava), Hotel,
Marques de Riscal, Architect Frank
Gehry’s latest creation in
Spain. (Courtesy
of Starwood Hotels) |
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Spain
- at - a - Glance
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Official name: Kingdom of Spain
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| Government
type: parliamentary monarchy |
| Capital
: Madrid |
| Population:
40,397,842 (July 2006 est.) |
| Language:
Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%,
Galician 7%, Basque 2% |
| Religion:
Roman Catholic 94%, other 6% |
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