Basic information

| Attribute | Detail | | :--- | :--- | | **Official Name** | Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España) | | **Common Name** | Spain | | **Native Name(s)** | España, Espanya, Espainia, Espanha | | **Nicknames** | La Piel de Toro (The Bull Skin) | | **Motto** | Plus Ultra (Further Beyond) | | **Geographic Level** | Country | | **Country** | Spain | | **State/Province** | 17 Autonomous Communities, 2 Autonomous Cities | | **Capital** | Madrid | | **Government Type** | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy | | **Date Founded** | 1492 (End of Reconquista), 1978 (Current Constitution) | | **Time Zone** | CET (UTC+1) / CEST (UTC+2); Canary Islands: WET (UTC±0) / WEST (UTC+1) | | **Latitude** | 40.4637° N | | **Longitude** | 3.7492° W | | **Elevation** | Average 660 m (2,165 ft) | | **Total Area** | 505,990 sq km (195,360 sq mi) | | **Population** | ~48,000,000 | | **Population Density** | ~94 per sq km | | **ZIP/Postal Codes** | 5-digit postal codes (e.g., 28001) | | **Area Codes** | +34 | | **Official Languages** | Spanish (Castilian); Co-official: Catalan, Galician, Basque, Aranese | | **Currency** | Euro (EUR) | | **Demonym** | Spanish, Spaniard |