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Spain
Kingdom of Spain
Reino de España
Political Status: Formerly under a system of personal rule instituted in 1936; monarchy reestablished November 22, 1975, in accordance with the Law of Succession of July 26, 1947, as amended in 1969 and 1971; parliamentary monarchy confirmed by constitution effective December 29, 1978.
Area: 194,896 sq. mi. (504,782 sq. km).
Population: 46,163,114 (2013E—UN); 47,370,542 (2013E—U.S. Census).
Major Urban Areas (2013E): MADRID (3,198,000), Barcelona (1,611,000), Valencia (792,000), Seville (698,000), Zaragoza (678,000), Málaga (561,000), Murcia (438,000).
Official Languages: Spanish and regional languages (principally Basque, Catalan, Galician, and Valencian).
Monetary Unit: Euro (market rate November 1, 2013: 0.74 euro = $1US).
Monarch: JUAN CARLOS I de Borbón y Borbón; invested before the Spanish Legislative Assembly in 1969; sworn in as ...