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| Kingdom of Spain Reino de España Espainiako Erresuma Regne d'Espanya Reiaume d'Espanha | |
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| Capital and largest city | Madrid |
| Official languages | Spanish |
| Recognised regional languages | Basque Catalan Galician Occitan |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Felipe VI |
• Prime Minister | Pedro Sánchez |
| Area | |
• Total | 505,990 km² |
| Population | |
• 2020 census | 47,450,795 |
Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Europe.
History
Franco dictatorship
From 1939 to 1975, Spain was ruled under a regime known as the Spanish State, which was under the rule of the fascist dictator Francisco Franco.[1]
Constitutional monarchy
After Franco's death in 1975, Spain became a constitutional monarchy led by Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez. Under Suárez, Spain attended a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Cuba in 1979. During this period, the Movement for the Self-Determination and Independence of the Canaries Archipelago (MPAIAC) carried out dozens of violent attacks in an attempt to gain independence for the Canary Islands. The U.S. government told Spain that they had to join NATO or the Canary Islands would secede from Spain. Less than 20% of Spaniards supported joining NATO, but it joined anyway in 1982 and the MPAIAC soon disappeared.[2]
References
- ↑ Catherine Delano Smith (2022). Spain: 'History; Franco’s Spain, 1939–75'. Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ↑ Kahlil Wall-Johnson (2022-06-10). "‘Either you join NATO or we will make the canaries independent’" Monthly Review. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-17.