Capital: Madrid Time: +1 GMT Area: 504,750 sq km Population: 39,133,996 (July 1998 estimated) Currency: Peseta Form of government: parliamentary monarchy; the bicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate (256 seats, members serve four-year terms) and the Congress of Deputies (350 seats, members are elected by popular vote on block lists by proportional representation to serve four-year terms); Cabinet: Council of Ministers designated by the preseident; the King is a hereditary monarch; President proposed by the king and elected by the National Assembly Official languages: Castilian Spanish (74%), Catalan (17%), Galician (7%), Basque (2%) Religion: Roman Catholic (99%), Other (1%) National holiday: National Day 12 October

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