SPAIN

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Spain People

Country Name: Kingdom of Spain

Capital City: Madrid

Population: 40,397,842 (2006)

Population Growth: 0.13% (2006)

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Languages: Castilian Spanish

Area: 504,782 sq km

Inflation Rate: 3.5% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 8.1% (October 2006)

Domain extension: .es

PEOPLE OF SPAIN

Age Structure 0-14 years:

14.4% (male 3,005,818/female 2,826,805)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

67.8% (male 13,758,869/female 13,661,295)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

17.8% (male 3,002,585/female 4,192,819) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

40.3 years

Median Age - male:

39 years

Median Age - female:

41.7 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

0.116% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

9.98 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

9.81 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.07 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.063 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.007 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.716 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.956 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

79.78 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

76.46 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

83.32 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Spaniard(s)

Ethnic Groups:

composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types

Religions:

Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%

Languages:

Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%, are official regionally