Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a state on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. To the west, the country borders Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean coast, to the north with France, to the east with the Mediterranean Sea coast, and to the south with British Gibraltar and the Strait of Gibraltar. Spain's area is 505,000 square kilometers. The coastline stretches for more than 3000 kilometers, and the land border is about 1700 kilometers.
The form of government is a parliamentary hereditary monarchy. The Kingdom consists of 17 autonomous regions and 2 autonomous cities. The capital and largest metropolis is Madrid, with other major cities including Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Bilbao, Zaragoza, and Malaga.
Spain is a member of the United Nations, the European Union, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and NATO. The Kingdom is the second-largest country in the EU by area and the fourth-largest by population.
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