Key Facts
Country and capital :
Full name Kingdom of Spain Capital city Madrid
Government :
Government type Parliamentary monarchy Head of state King Juan Carlos I Head of government Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
Population : 40.5 million
Currency : Euro
GDP per capita (PPP) : $33,700
Demographic details :
Ethnic composition Mediterranean and Nordics Major religions Roman Catholic (94%) and Others (6%) Country area 499,542 sq km
Language : Castilian Spanish (official), Catalan, Galician and Basque.
Exports : Machinery, motor vehicles, foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, medicines, and other consumer goods
Imports : Machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, semi-finished goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods, measuring and medical control instruments
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Introduction
The country analysis report on Spain provides a wide array of analytical inputs to analyze the country’s performance, and the objective is to help the reader to make business decisions and prepare for the future. The report on Spain analyzes the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure of Spain. The report provides a holistic view of Spain from historical, current and future perspective. Insightful analysis on critical current and future issues is presented through detailed SCPT (strengths, challenges, prospects and threats /risks) analysis for each of the PESTLE segments.
EU membership has given the country an opportunity to undertake measures to meet the environmental and technological standards of its EU peers. The country’s performance on environmental indicators, despite lagging behind other EU nations, has shown