Language
Spanish or Castilian (official national language). There are also official regional languages such as Basque, Catalan, Valencian and Galician. Non-official languages include Aragonese, Asturian, Castuo, Canarian, Calo and Romany.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	44.9 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	44.7 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	44.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	43.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	42.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	42.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	41.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	40.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	40.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
51.3 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Castilians, Asturians, Andalucians, Valencians, Catalans, Aragonians, Andalucians, Extremenians, Basques and Galicians descended from a fusion of the Iberian people of the Mediterranean, the Celts of central Europe and the Arabs of North Africa. There is a Roma minority and various immigrant communities.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Catholicism is the religion of 95 percent of Spanish people, and there is a smaller Muslim minority.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	77.0 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	76.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	76.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	76.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	76.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	76.4 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	76.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	76.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1931
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
100 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	14.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	14.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	14.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	14.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	14.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	14.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Time zone
Standard Time GMT +1, Summer Time GMT +2

Climate description
Temperate. Clear, hot summers in the interior, more moderate and cloudy along the coast. Cloudy, cold winters in the interior, partly cloudy and cool along the coast.

Currency
Euro

Telephone dialling code
(+) 34

Driving (left/right)
Right

Average life expectancy

2005	80.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	79.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	79.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	79.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	79.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	78.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	77.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	76.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	75.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	75.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	75.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	75.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	83.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	83.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	83.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	82.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	82.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	82.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	4 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	4 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	3 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	4 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	5 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	5 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	6 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Births attended by skilled personnel
No data available percent

Maternal mortality

2005	4 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	4 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	13	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	19	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	21	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	20	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	19	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	21	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	<5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	<2.5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	<2.5 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	100 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	No data available percent
2000	No data available percent

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	No data available percent

Literacy - average

2004	98.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	No data available percent
2001	97.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	97.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	98.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	98.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	98.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	96.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	96.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	96.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	454 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	458 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	456 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	452 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	422 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	424 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	428 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	431 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	425 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	1117 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	1099 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	1049 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	992 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	909 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	889 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	813 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	729 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	603 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	587 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	520 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	480 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	440 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	400 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	370 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	200 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	180 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	135 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	28 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	25 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	23	Transparency International
2005	23	Transparency International
2004	22 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	23 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	20 (joint)	Transparency International
2001	22	Transparency International
2000	20	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	29290 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	27400 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	25450 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	21590 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	17570 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	15120 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	15070 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	15420 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	1436.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	1230.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	1129.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	1044.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	883.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	686.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	609.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	580.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	3.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	3.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	3.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	3.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	2.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	3.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	5.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	3.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	4.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	4.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	4.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	4.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	4.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	4.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	3.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
2.6 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
26.6 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians

2000-2004	No data available per 100,000 people
1990-2004	330 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	329 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	436 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	0.5 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	0.5 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	0.5 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	0.5 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	0.5 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2002	0.7 percent	UNAIDS 2006

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	30 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	30 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	31 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	31 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	32 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	33 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	33 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	35 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

Number of refugees originating here

2008	27	UNHCR
2007	41	UNHCR
2006	2444	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	49	UNHCR
2004	49	UNHCR
2003	53	UNHCR
2002	58	UNHCR
2001	48	UNHCR
2000	80	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	4661	UNHCR
2007	5147	UNHCR
2006	5275	UNHCR
2005	5374	UNHCR
2004	5635	UNHCR
2003	5898	UNHCR
2002	6780	UNHCR
2001	6806	UNHCR
2000	6987	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997 )
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	1.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	1.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	1.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	4.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	4.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	4.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	4.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	4.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	5.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	5.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	5.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	5.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	5.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003