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president
Mariano Rajoy was born March 27, 1955 in Santiago de
Compostella Spain. Mariano was elected president of
Spain in 2011.
Party: peoples party
Years in office: 4
government
Spain is a constitutional monarchy governed
under the constitution of 1978. The hereditary
monarch, who is the head of state, may ratify
laws, dissolve the legislature, and propose
candidates for the office of president; he is also
head of the armed forces.
population
46.77 million (2014)
Economy
Music: flamenco
Handcrafts: The most common trades in the area are pottery, embroidery,
carpentry, knife-making, stone and marble sculpting, glasswork and work with
leather.
10 interesting facts
There's a 47-story skyscraper in Spain that has NO elevator.
The national anthem of spain has no words
The official name of Spain is the "Kingdom of Spain.
72% of Spain speaks Spanish. The rest speaks Catalan, Galician, Basque and others.
The youngest king ever was Alfonso XIII of Spain, who became king the day he
was born.
The U.S. has more Spanish speakers than Spain.