Population: 47.5 million (June 2024)
Capital: Madrid
Official language: Castilian Spanish, certain autonomous communities have their own official language in addition to Spanish. Catalan is spoken in Catalonia, Galician in Galicia and Basque in the Basque Country and part of Navarre.
Currency: Euro
Major Religions: Roman Catholic, Muslim and Protestant
Tourism
Accounting for around 11% of Spain’s annual GDP (2022), tourism is vital to its economy and is one of its top employer sectors. Spain is the 2nd most visited country in the world after France and its capital, Madrid, and Barcelona are the most visited cities. Over 2.6 million people are employed in Spain’s tourism sector during peak season, which is April to October.
Renewable energy
Renewable energy is another of Spain’s largest sectors and employs 11 million people. Spain is Europe’s largest producer of wind energy and a leading producer of solar energy. Along with other EU countries, Spain has a target of generating 32% of all its energy from renewable sources by 2030.
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