Kingdom of Spain

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The Kingdom of Spain is a sovereign European state on the Iberian Peninsula, known for its parliamentary monarchy, rich cultural and historical legacy, and status as one of the world’s major Spanish-speaking nations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
country in Europe
member state of the European Union
sovereign state
autonomousCity Ceuta
Melilla
autonomousCommunity Andalusia
Aragon
Asturias
Balearic Islands
Basque Country
Canary Islands
Cantabria
Castile and León
Castile-La Mancha
surface form: Castilla-La Mancha

Catalonia
Community of Madrid
Extremadura
Galicia
La Rioja
Navarre
Murcia
surface form: Region of Murcia

Valencian Community
borderCountry Gibraltar
surface form: British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar

French Republic
Morocco
surface form: Kingdom of Morocco

Portugal
surface form: Portuguese Republic

Andorra
surface form: Principality of Andorra
callingCode +34
capital Madrid
capitalTerritory Community of Madrid
continent Europe
currency euro
currencyCode EUR
demonym Spanish
drivesOn right
famousCuisineItem paella
tapas
famousFestival La Tomatina
Pamplona
surface form: Running of the Bulls in Pamplona
formOfGovernmentSince constitutional monarchy since 1978
foundingEUCommunityMember European Economic Community
governmentType parliamentary monarchy
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
oceanic climate
semi-arid climate
hasConstitution Spanish Constitution
surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
hasOverseasTerritory Balearic Islands
Canary Islands
Ceuta
Melilla
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Spain
headOfState Felipe VI
historicalEvent Reconquista
Spanish Civil War
Spanish Empire
historicalRegion Aragon
Castile
Navarre
internetTLD .es
isSpanishSpeakingNation true
largestCity Madrid
legislature Cortes Generales
locatedOn Iberian Peninsula
lowerHouse Congress of Deputies
majorLanguage Spanish
surface form: Spanish language
majorMountainRange Pyrenees
Sierra Nevada
majorOcean Atlantic Ocean
majorReligion Roman Catholicism
majorRiver Ebro River
surface form: Ebro

Guadalquivir River
surface form: Guadalquivir

Tagus River
surface form: Tagus
majorSea Mediterranean Sea
memberOf Council of Europe
European Union
Eurozone
NATO
OECD
Organization of Ibero-American States
Schengen Area
United Nations
World Trade Organization
nationalAnthem Marcha Real
nationalHoliday National Day of Spain
nationalHolidayDate 12 October
nationalLanguageFamily Romance languages
nationalMotto Plus Ultra
nativeName Kingdom of Spain self-linksurface differs
surface form: Reino de España
officialLanguage Spanish
surface form: Castilian Spanish

Spanish
officialName Kingdom of Spain self-link
officialSport football
recognizedRegionalLanguage Aranese
Basque
Catalan
Galician
shortName Spain
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
titleOfHeadOfState King of Spain
transitionEvent Spanish transition to democracy
upperHouse Senate of Spain
writingSystem Latin alphabet

Referenced by (178)

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Italian Wars participant Kingdom of Spain
Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo placeOfBirth Kingdom of Spain
Francisco Largo Caballero placeOfBirth Kingdom of Spain
Isabella II of Spain placeOfBirth Kingdom of Spain
Philippe, Duke of Anjou placeOfDeath Kingdom of Spain
Second Spanish Republic precededBy Kingdom of Spain
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Spain (Restoration)
Coalition Wars primaryBelligerent Kingdom of Spain
Treaty of London (1718) primaryOpponent Kingdom of Spain
French Royalists receivedSupportFrom Kingdom of Spain
Bonaparte dynasty ruled Kingdom of Spain
House of Bourbon ruledKingdom Kingdom of Spain
House of Habsburg ruledTerritory Kingdom of Spain
Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis signatory Kingdom of Spain
Treaty of San Ildefonso (1800) signatory Kingdom of Spain
Treaty of Vienna (1738) signatory Kingdom of Spain
Treaty of San Ildefonso (1796) signedBy Kingdom of Spain
Upper Peru sovereignDuringColonialPeriod Kingdom of Spain
Fuerteventura sovereignState Kingdom of Spain
Spanish East Indies sovereignState Kingdom of Spain
ES-MD subdivisionOf Kingdom of Spain
Government of Catalonia subdivisionOf Kingdom of Spain
Crown of Castile successor Kingdom of Spain
Kingdom of Aragon successor Kingdom of Spain
Kingdom of Navarre successor Kingdom of Spain
House of Bourbon-Parma usedAsConsortsIn Kingdom of Spain