page_title: Outline of Spain
section_title: General reference
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Spain / General reference
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Spain:
  Spain – sovereign state located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. Spanish territory also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast, three exclaves in North Africa, Ceuta, Melilla, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera that border Morocco, and the islands and peñones of Alborán, Chafarinas, Alhucemas, and Perejil. Spain is a democracy organized in the form of a parliamentary government under a constitutional monarchy. It is a developed country with the 13th largest economy in the world. It is a member of the European Union, United Nations, NATO, OECD, WTO and many other international organizations.
context_section_description: Pronunciation:
  English /speɪn/ (listen)
  Spanish:[esˈpaɲa] (listen))
  Common English country name: Spain
  Official English country name:  The Kingdom of Spain or Spain
  Common endonym: España
  Official endonym: Reino de España, España
  Adjectival:  Spanish
  Demonym:  Spaniard
  Etymology: Name of Spain
  International rankings of Spain
  ISO country codes:  ES, ESP, 724
  ISO region codes:  See ISO 3166-2:ES
  Internet country code top-level domain:  .es
  International Direct Dialing uses the prefix +34. Then a first digit 9 indicates a fixed landline, 6 or 7 are for mobile cellphones
caption: An enlargeable basic map of Spain, except the Canary Islands
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