Interesting statistics

Land boundaries: total: 1,917.8 km; border countries: Andorra 63.7 km, France 623 km, Gibraltar 1.2 km, Portugal 1,214 km, Morocco (Ceuta) 6.3 km, Morocco (Melilla) 9.6 km.

Coastline: 4,964 km.

Highest point: Pico de Teide (Tenerife) on Canary Islands: 3,718 m.

Population: 40,525,002 (July 2009); Age structure:  0-14 years: 14.5% ,15-64 years: 67.4%, 65 years and over: 18.1%. (2009).Birth rate: 9.72 births/1,000 population (2009); Infant mortality rate: 4.21 deaths/1,000 live births; Life expectancy at birth: 80.05 years; Net migration rate: 0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009).

Communications: Telephones - main lines in use: 18.583 million; mobile cellular: 48.813 million (2007); Radio broadcast stations: AM 18, FM 250, shortwave 2 (2008); Television broadcast stations: 379 (2008); Internet hosts: 3.264 million (2008); Internet users: 19.69 million (2007).

Transportation: Railways: Total: 14,974 km. Airports: 154. Highways: Total: 663,795 km. Roadways Paved:  681,224 km. Waterways: 1,000 km.

Ports and harbors: Aviles, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cadiz, Cartagena, Castellon de la Plana, Ceuta, Huelva, A Coruna, Las Palmas (Canary Islands), Malaga, Melilla, Pasajes, Gijon, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands), Santander, Tarragona, Valencia, Vigo. Ports and terminals: Algeciras, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cartagena, Huelva, Tarragona, Valencia.

Labor force: 23.1 million; by occupation: agriculture: 4%, industry: 26.4%, services:69.5%. Unemployment rate: 13.9% (2008).

Adult literacy rate: 99%.

Foreign tourist visitors per year: 59,193,000.

Proportion of global carbon emissions: 1.28%.

Exports - partners: France 18.8%, Germany 10.8%, Portugal 8.6%, Italy 8.5%, UK 7.6%, US 4.2% (2007). Imports - partners: Germany 15.7%, France 12.7%, Italy 8.4%, China 5.8%, UK 4.8%, Netherlands 4.6% (2007).