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MADRID
Spain
DEMONYMS: Spanish, Spaniard, European
Madrid is an autonomous community within Spain. Spain is part of the Southern Europe region in the continent of Europe. The name Spain is believed to have derived from the term Hesperia, which means land of the setting sun, and is also referred to as the bull skin. It is in the Northern hemisphere and is 504.8 thousand square kilometres in size. The primary languages spoken are Spanish, Catalan and Galician; the capital city is Madrid and the main currency used is the Euro. The regional capital of Madrid is Madrid, which has a total area of 8 thousand square kilometres and is the only area within the region
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REGIONAL / STATE CAPITAL

Madrid

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COUNTRY

Spain

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REGION

Southern Europe

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CONTINENT

Europe

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HEMISPHERE

Northern

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AREA

8030

(square kilometers)

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, EUROPEAN UNION AND COOPERATION
ministerio de asuntos exteriores, unión europea y cooperación

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MINISTRY OF HEALTH
ministerio de sanidad
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  USEFUL PHRASES | GREETINGS

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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GREETINGS
saludo | agurra | salutació | saúdo
HI
hola | hi | hola | ola
HOW ARE YOU?
¿cómo estás? | zelan zaude? | com estàs? | como estás?
GOOD MORNING
buenos días | egun on | bon dia | bos días
I'M GOOD, AND YOU?
¿estoy bien y tu? | ondo nago, eta zu? | estic bé i tu? | estou ben e ti?
GOOD AFTERNOON
buenas tardes | arratsalde on | bona tarda | boas tardes
WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
¿cuál es tu nombre? | nola deitzen zara? | com et dius? | como te chamas?
GOOD NIGHT
buenas noches | good night | bona nit | boas noites
MY NAME IS…
mi nombre es ... | nire izena ... | em dic ... | o meu nome é ...
WELCOME
bienvenido | ongietorri | benvinguda | benvido
NICE TO MEET YOU
encantada de conocerte | urte askotarako | encantat de conèixer-te | encantado de coñecerte
GOODBYE
adiós | agur | adéu | adeus
DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
¿habla usted inglés? | ez ingelesez hitz egiten duzu? | parles anglès? | falas inglés?
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EMERGENCY CONTACTS

Spanish | Basque | Catalan | Galician
Official Language(s) spoken in Spain
The emergency service numbers within Spain to call during an emergency
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  • POLICE - when you feel in danger, are in dangerous situations or have witnessed a crime (law enforcement, criminal investigation, and maintenance of public order)
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AMBULANCE
ambulancia (spanish) | ambulància (catalan) | ambulancia (galician)

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POLICE
policía (spanish) | policia (catalan) | policía (galician)

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FIRE
fuego (spanish) | foc (catalan) | lume (galician)

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EMERGENCY
emergencia | larrialdi | emergència | emerxencia
HELP ME
ayuadame | lagundu | ajuda'm | axúdame
WHERE IS THE NEAREST HOSPITAL?
¿dónde está el hospital más cercano? | non ospitale hurbilen da? | on és l'hospital més proper? | onde é o hospital máis próximo?
STOP
detener | gelditu | detenir | deixar
WHERE IS THE NEAREST PHARMACY?
donde esta la farmacia mas cercana? | non dago farmazia hurbilen? | on és la farmàcia més propera? | onde é a farmacia máis próxima?
HOSPITAL
hospital | hospital | hospital | hospital
WHERE IS THE POLICE STATION?
¿dónde está la estación de policía? | da non dago komisaldegia? | on és la comissaria? | onde está a comisaría?
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TELEPHONE DIALLING CODE

34
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INTERNET SUFFIX

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LANGUAGES

Spanish, Basque, Catalan, Galician
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CURRENCY

NAME:
Euro
SYM:
€
DIVISION:
100 cents
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ELECTRICITY

VOLTS:
230
HERTZ:
50
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ELECTRICAL PLUGS

NUMBER OF PLUG TYPES:
3
PLUGS USED:
Electricity Plug C Electricity Plug E Electricity Plug F
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AREA CODES

91
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MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
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MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
The average monthly temperatures are based on the recorded daily highs and lows for the given location
HIGH
The daily high temperatures are an average, based on the recorded high temperatures over many years
01| JAN
11.2°C | 52.1°F
02| FEB
12.6°C | 54.6°F
03| MAR
16.3°C | 61.3°F
04| APR
19.7°C | 67.5°F
05| MAY
24.2°C | 75.6°F
06| JUN
30.7°C | 87.3°F
07| JUL
34.1°C | 93.4°F
08| AUG
33.6°C | 92.4°F
09| SEP
28.6°C | 83.5°F
10| OCT
22.0°C | 71.6°F
11| NOV
15.0°C | 59.0°F
12| DEC
11.7°C | 53.1°F
LOW
The daily low temperatures are an average, based on the recorded lowest temperatures over many years
01| JAN
0.8°C | 33.5°F
02| FEB
1.3°C | 34.4°F
03| MAR
3.8°C | 38.8°F
04| APR
6.6°C | 43.9°F
05| MAY
10.0°C | 50.0°F
06| JUN
15.1°C | 59.1°F
07| JUL
17.6°C | 63.7°F
08| AUG
17.3°C | 63.2°F
09| SEP
13.7°C | 56.7°F
10| OCT
9.4°C | 49.0°F
11| NOV
4.4°C | 39.9°F
12| DEC
1.1°C | 33.9°F
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SEASONS
Saisons (fr) | Jahreszeiten (de) | Estaciones (es) | Stagioni (it) | Seizoen (du) | Estação (pt)
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Spring SeasonSPRING
Printemps (fr) | Frühling (de) | Primavera (es) | Primavera (it) | Lente (du) | Primavera (pt)
March-May
Summer SeasonSUMMER
Été (fr) | Sommer (de) | Verano (es) | Estate (it) | Zomer (du) | Verão (pt)
June-August
Autumn SeasonAUTUMN
Automne (fr) | Herbst (de) | Otoño (es) | Autunno (it) | Herfst (du) | Outono (pt)
September-November
Winter SeasonWINTER
Hiver (fr) | Winter (de) | Invierno (es) | Inverno (it) | Winter (du) | Inverno (pt)
November-February
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Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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INSTRUCTIONS
YES
sí | bai | si | si
EXCUSE ME
disculpe | barkatu | disculpi | con permiso
NO
no | no | no | non
PLEASE
por favor | mesedez | si us plau | por favor
NO, THANK YOU
no, gracias | ez, eskerrik asko | no, gràcies | non, grazas
SORRY
lo siento | sentitzen | ho sento | sentímolo
MAYBE
tal vez | agian | pot ser | pode ser
THANK YOU
gracias | eskerrik asko | gràcies | grazas

TIMEZONE

LAST UPDATED:  December 28,2024
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TIMEZONE

Multiple | UTC+1 (Europe/Madrid) | UTC (Atlantic/Canary)
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DST APPLIES

Yes
  DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME (DST)
2025
STARTS
Mar 30, 2025
ENDS
Oct 26, 2025
2026
STARTS
Mar 29, 2026
ENDS
Oct 25, 2026
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DST ADJUSTMENT

Forward one hour
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DST TIMEZONE

Multiple | UTC+2 (Europe/Madrid) \ UTC+1 (Atlantic/Canary)
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AIRPORT STATISTICS

TOTAL NUMBER OF AIRPORTS
2
TOTAL NUMBER OF HELIPORTS
0
TOTAL NUMBER OF SEAPLANE BASES
0
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