Official Web Site: www.spain.info

	Location:	Spain is situated in southwestern Europe, and shares borders with Portugal, France and Andorra.
	Cities:	The capital is Madrid; other major cities are: Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza, Seville and Bilbao.
	Area:	504 645 sq. km / 194 844 sq. miles
	Population: (2006)	44 121 000 (Madrid: 3 132 463; Barcelona: 1 595 110; Valencia: 797 654; Seville: 699 145; Zaragoza: 654 390; Bilbao: 353 168)
	Language:	Spanish Basque Catalan Galician			Currency:  Euro.
	Telephone Country Code:			+ 34
			Madrid Barcelona Valencia Seville Zaragoza Bilbao	+ 34 91  + 34 93  + 34 96  + 34 95  + 34 976  + 34 94
	Time Zone:	CET (GMT + 1 hour) for mainland Spain & Balearic Islands;      WET (GMT) for the Canary Islands.

		National Tourist Office Contacts:
		Address:	Turespaña, Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio. José Lázaro Galdiano 6, 28036 Madrid, Spain.
		Telephone:	+34 91 - 343 35 00
		Fax:	+34 91 - 343 34 70
		Enquiries e-mail:	info@tourspain.es / sgturismo@tourspain.es
		Secretary General of Tourism:	Mr Raimon Martínez Fraile
		Director Turespaña:	Mr Antonio Bernabé
		Advisor of Director: Promotion:	Mr Joan Carles Cambrils Ms María José Gómez
		Marketing:	Mr José Manuel de Juan
		Research:	Mr Felipe Formariz
		IT:	Ms Ana Román