Administrative divisions
19 · First-level (ADM1)Boundaries shown do not imply endorsement.
AndalucíaAragónCanariasCantabriaCastilla y LeónCastilla-La ManchaCataluña/CatalunyaCiudad Autónoma de CeutaCiudad Autónoma de MelillaComunidad Foral de NavarraComunidad de MadridComunitat ValencianaExtremaduraGaliciaIlles BalearsLa RiojaPaís Vasco/EuskadiPrincipado de AsturiasRegión de Murcia
Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area | 506,000 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) | 1,008,000 km²Marine Regions [2024] |
| Administrative divisions (ADM1) | 19 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026] |
| Location | Southwestern Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Biscay, and Pyrenees Mountains; southwest of FranceCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Coastline | 4,964 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Land boundaries | 1,952.7 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Bordering countries | Andorra 63 km; France 646 km; Gibraltar 1.2 km; Portugal 1,224 km; Morocco (Ceuta) 8 km and Morocco (Melilla) 10.5 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Terrain | large, flat to dissected plateau surrounded by rugged hills; Pyrenees Mountains in northCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Climate | temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coastCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural resources | coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable landCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Highest point | Pico de Teide (Tenerife) on Canary Islands 3,718 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean 0 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Mean elevation | 660 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Area (comparative) | almost five times the size of Kentucky; slightly more than twice the size of OregonCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural hazards | periodic droughts, occasional flooding volcanism: volcanic activity in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast; Teide (3,715 m) has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; La Palma (2,426 m) is the most active of the Canary Islands volcanoes; Lanzarote is the only other historically active volcanoCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm; contiguous zone: 24 nm; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm (applies only to the Atlantic Ocean)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
