Spain
Spain 🇪🇸 is a country in Europe with a population of approximately ~48 million (2024). Its capital is Madrid. This is the complete reference for identifying Spain in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Flag | 🇪🇸 |
| Continent / region | Europe |
| Capital | Madrid |
| Population | ~48 million (2024) |
| ISO codes | ES / ESP |
| Coordinates | 40.42°, -3.70° |
| Bordering countries | Portugal, France, Andorra, Morocco (via Ceuta + Melilla), Gibraltar (UK) |
Famous for
Flamenco, the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, the running of the bulls in Pamplona, the second-most-spoken language in the world (Spanish), the Reconquista.
Quiz tips for Spain
Iberian Peninsula. Shares peninsula with Portugal. Has two enclaves in Morocco (Ceuta and Melilla). Capital is Madrid; second city is Barcelona.
How Spain appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Spain is identified through the clue sequence: europe first, then population range (~48 million (2024)), then bordering countries, then capital (Madrid), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Spain is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Europe.
Neighboring countries
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Reading Spain in MapDash context
The Spain record above pulls directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary. What follows is the per-entity context — how Spain sits in the broader country-guessing geography puzzles distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
Every number on this page links back to OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for Spain’s peers within recognized sovereign countries. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Spain?
The capital of Spain is Madrid.
What continent is Spain in?
Spain is in Europe.
What is the population of Spain?
Spain has a population of approximately ~48 million (2024).
What countries border Spain?
Spain borders Portugal, France, Andorra, Morocco (via Ceuta + Melilla), Gibraltar (UK).
What is Spain famous for?
Flamenco, the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, the running of the bulls in Pamplona, the second-most-spoken language in the world (Spanish), the Reconquista.