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'''Spain''' (es: ''España'', [[wp:List of ISO 3166 country codes|ISO 3166 country code]] '''ES'''), officially the '''Kingdom of Spain''' (es: ''Reino de España''), consists of seventeen (17) autonomous communities and two (2) autonomous [[:Category:Cities|cities]], is part of south-west {{tag|Europe}}.  Located between the Atlantic ocean and Mediterranean sea, it shares land borders with [[:Category:France|France]], [[:Category:Portugal|Portugal]], and Andorra.  Spain is the largest country in southern Europe, and the second largest country in western Europe and the {{tag|European Union}} (EU).  With a population of about 47  million, Spain is the sixth largest in Europe, and the fifth in the EU.  The capital and largest city in Spain is Madrid; other major cities include [[:Category:Barcelona|Barcelona]], Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza, Málaga and Bilbao.  Spain is a member of the United Nations (UN), the {{tag|European Union}} (EU), the Eurozone (currency), the Council of Europe (CoE), the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI), the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Schengen Area, the World Trade Organization (WTO), and many other international organisations.  While not an official member, Spain has a 'Permanent Invitation' to the G20 summits, participating in every summit, making Spain a ''de facto'' member of the G20.