Spain: flag, capital & map
Get to know Spain, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Madrid
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Southern Europe
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 49,355,143
- Area
- 505,992 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Galician
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Euro (EUR)
Madrid is Spain’s capital. Most of Spain lies on the Iberian Peninsula in south-western Europe.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Spain
The flag of Spain is composed of three horizontal bands of red, yellow and red, with the yellow band twice the height of the red bands. In the yellow band is the national coat of arms offset slightly towards the hoist side of center.
Where it is
Spain is grouped in Southern Europe, within Roam’s Europe region. Its land-border list includes 4 countries in this atlas: Andorra, France, Portugal, Morocco. The source classifies it as not landlocked. The source also lists GIB, outside this 195-country set.
Spain has a recorded area of 505,992 square kilometres. Among the 9 countries assigned to Southern Europe in this dataset, it ranks 1 by area, from largest to smallest. Italy is immediately below it, at 301,336 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 49,355,143 people for Spain in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 98 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Spanish, Catalan, Basque, and Galician. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Euro (EUR). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Spain?
Reveal answer
Madrid. Madrid is Spain’s capital. Most of Spain lies on the Iberian Peninsula in south-western Europe.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Spain?
Reveal answer
The flag of Spain is composed of three horizontal bands of red, yellow and red, with the yellow band twice the height of the red bands. In the yellow band is the national coat of arms offset slightly towards the hoist side of center.
Which land neighbours of Spain are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Andorra, France, Portugal, and Morocco. The source classifies Spain as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Spain?
Reveal answer
Spanish, Catalan, Basque, and Galician. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Spain.
Which currency codes are listed for Spain?
Reveal answer
Euro (EUR). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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