Spain

Country in Southern Europe

Spain is a country in Southern Europe, with its capital in Madrid. About 49.4 million people live there (2025), making it the 32nd most populous of the 195 countries. At 505,992 km², it is the 51st largest country by area. It borders Andorra, France, Gibraltar, Morocco and Portugal.

Spain at a glance

Capital: Madrid
Population (2025): 49.4 million
Area: 505,992 km²
Density: 98 per km²
Official language: Spanish
Currency: Euro
People: Spanish
Calling code: +34
Internet domain: .es
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Spain?

How Spain compares

Population rank

32nd of 195

6th of 45 in Europe

Size rank

51st of 195

4th of 45 in Europe

Crowding

98 per km²

More crowded than 52% of countries

Similar in size: Thailand (513,120 km²).
Similar population: Algeria (47.4 million).
The Euro is also used in 37 other places: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and 31 more.
Spanish is also an official language in 20 other countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica and 14 more.

The flag of Spain

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Spain in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Spain

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Spain so far, from 1,131 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

87% right

173rd hardest of 176 · 841 answers

Its flag

92% right

139th hardest of 145 · 142 answers

Its capital

96% right

56th hardest of 58 · 148 answers

Players find Spain on the map in 87% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest. The most common wrong answer is France.
Players recognise the flag of Spain in 92% of tries, one of the highest of any flag.
Players know that the capital of Spain is Madrid in 96% of tries.

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Countries that border Spain

Spain borders 4 countries: Andorra, France, Morocco and Portugal. It also borders Gibraltar, which belongs to the United Kingdom.

Quick quiz: Spain

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Spain?
2. What is the capital of Spain?
3. Which of these borders Spain?

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Questions about Spain

Is Spain a country?

Yes. Spain is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Spain?

The capital of Spain is Madrid.

Which countries border Spain?

Spain borders 4 countries: Andorra, France, Morocco and Portugal. It also borders Gibraltar, which belongs to the United Kingdom.

How many countries border Spain?

4. Spain shares a land border with 4 countries. Counting the United Kingdom (through Gibraltar), the total is 5.

How big is Spain?

Spain covers 505,992 km², about the same size as Thailand (513,120 km²).

Is Spain hard to find on a map?

Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Spain in 87% of 841 tries, 173rd hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is France.

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