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FULL NAME: Kingdom of Spain
POPULATION: 45 million (UN 2009)
CAPITAL: Madrid
MAIN CITIES: Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, and Zaragoza
MAJOR LANGUAGES: Spanish (Castilian), Catalan and its variant Valencian, Gallego (Galician), Euskera (Basque)
CURRENCY: Euro
TIME ZONE: GMT+1
INTERNET DOMAIN: .es (.cat for Catalonia)
INTERNATIONAL DIALLING CODE: +34
ECONOMY
Spain is the 8th biggest economy in the world and it offers many opportunities throughout a wide range of sectors.
KEY INDUSTRIES:
- Textiles and Apparel
- Food and Beverages
- Metals and Metal Manufactures
- Chemicals
- Shipbuilding
- Automobiles
- Machine Tools
- Tourism
- Clay and Refractory Products
- Footwear
- Pharmaceuticals
- Medical Equipment
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$1.362 trillion (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 14
GDP (official exchange rate):
$1.464 trillion (2009 est.)
GDP – real growth rate:
-3.6% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 177
GDP – per capita (PPP):
$33,600 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 38
note: data are in 2009 US dollars
GDP – composition by sector:
agriculture: 3.3%
industry: 26.8%
services: 70% (2009 est.)
EXPORTS:
$226.8 billion (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 17
$285.9 billion (2008 est.)
EXPORTS – COMMODITIES:
- Machinery
- Motor vehicles
- Foodstuffs
- Pharmaceuticals
- Medicines
EXPORTS – PARTNERS:
- France 19.27%
- Germany 11.11%
- Portugal 9.21%
- Italy 8.24%
- UK 6.18% (2009)
IMPORTS:
$290.4 billion (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 13
$415.5 billion (2008 est.)
IMPORTS – COMMODITIES:
- Machinery and equipment
- Fuels
- Chemicals
- Semifinished goods
- Foodstuffs
- Consumer goods
- Measuring and medical control instruments
IMPORTS – PARTNERS:
- Germany 15.02%
- France 12.82%
- Italy 7.17%
- China 5.8%
- Netherlands 5.22%
- UK 4.7% (2009)
Source: www.cia.gov
ONLINE SOURCES:
Invest in Spain – www.investinspain.org
Ministry of Economy – www.meh.es
Spain Tourism Portal – www.spain.info
Spanish Institute of Foreign Trade – www.spainbusiness.com
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