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Spain
Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is the largest of the three sovereign nations that make up the Iberian Peninsula - the others are Portugal and Andorra - located in Southern Europe.
Spain is, at present, what is called a State of Autonomies, formally unitary but, in fact, functioning as a Federation of Autonomous Communities, each one with different powers (for instance, some have their own educational and health systems, co-official language and particular cultural identity) and laws. There are some differences within this system, since power has been devolved from the centre to the periphery asymmetrically, with some autonomous governments (especially those dominated by nationalist parties) seeking a more federalist kind of relationship with Spain, now the Central Government is dealing with autonomous governments for the transfer of more autonomy. This novel system of asymmetrical devolution has been described as a coconstitutionalism and has similarities to the devolution process adopted by the United Kingdom since 1997.
Panel stats Spain
- 38,000 panelists
- 40 - 45% response rate
Capital
- Madrid (40°26'N 3°42'W), 3,16 Mio. Inhabitants
Area
- Total: 504,782 km²
- Water(%): 1.04
Population
- 01/2006 est.: 44.187.127
- Density: 87.2/km²
GDP (PPP), 2005 estimate
- Total: $1.089 trillion
- Per capita: $26,320
Internet Usage
- 17,142,198 Internet users as of Dec./05
- 38.7% penetration
as at June 2008
