Spain
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| General Rank | 6 |
| Demographics | |
| Language | Spanish, English |
| Population | 11644 |
| Capital | Madrid |
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| Current President | Taguaro |
| Political Party | Izquierda Democratica Española |
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| Currency | Spain
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| GDP (last 7 days) |  2132.06 Gold
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| Inflation | 0.03% |
| Minimum salary | 2.73 Spain
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| Average salary | 7.70 Spain
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| Unemployment rate | 45.71% |
| Monthly exports | 650.08 Gold
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| Monthly imports | 23.91 Gold
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| Territories | 17 |
| Average Strength | 4.54 |
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| Chat | chat |
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| Last Update | 10 September, 2009 |
Spain (Spanish and official: España, French: L'Espagne, Dutch: Spanje) is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Spain has been one of the most active countries in eRepublik since its beginning in November 2007.
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Geography
The Spanish mainland is bordered to the south and east almost entirely by the Mediterranean Sea; to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal. Spanish territory also includes the Balearic Islands (Islas Baleares) in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands (Islas Canarias) in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast, and two autonomous cities in North Africa, Ceuta and Melilla, that border Morocco.
The complete list of Spain neighbors can be seen on the table below.
Regions of Spain
Nowadays Spain has only 17 regions, all of them native territories. Regions in Spain are called Self-governing Communities (Comunidades Autonomas). Spain has also dominated several regions, such as Aquitaine or Southeast of Mexico. The capital region is Madrid.
| Region | City | Hospital 
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| Andalucia | Sevilla | 
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|  Portugal
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| Aragon | Zaragoza |
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|  France
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| Asturias | Oviedo | 
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|  USA
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| Balearic Islands (Islas Baleares) | Palma de Mallorca |
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|  Italy
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| Basque Country (País Vasco/Euskadi) | Vitoria Gasteiz |
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| Canary Islands (Islas Canarias) | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
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|  Brazil,  Mexico, Portugal and  Venezuela
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| Cantabria | Santander |
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| USA
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| Castilla La Mancha | Toledo |
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| Castilla y Leon | Valladolid |
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| Portugal
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| Catalonia (Catalunya) | Barcelona |
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| France
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| Extremadura | Merida |
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| Portugal
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| Galicia | Santiago de Compostela |
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| Portugal and USA
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| La Rioja | Logrono |
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| Madrid | Madrid |
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| Murcia | Murcia |
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| Navarra | Pamplona |
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| France
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| Valencian Community (Comunidad Valenciana) | Valencia |
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Society
The Spanish basic law is its Spanish Constitution, which was passed on 7th July, 2007.
Spain has been one of the most populated countries since the beginning of eRepublik. In September 2008, there were around 5500 people in Spain. In February 2009, 600 multiaccounts were banned, and its population went down. Spain's economy and army suffered because of this. In August 2009, the number of Spanish Citizens reaches 8500.
Spanish people origin
Also view Spanish People.
The great majority of Spanish people are also IRL Spanish, so the most spoken language is Castilian or Spanish.
Nonetheless there are also Latin American people from countries that there aren't in eRepublik or their countries are having some problems (Political Takeover). Dhoo, Sombra and Eisenhorn are the Latin American people most famous in Spain.
Nationalism
Within the broader Spanish identity are long standing sub-identities:
- Andalusian people
- Aragonese people
- Asturian people
- Basque people
- Canarian people
- Cantabrian people
- Catalan people
- Castilian people
- Galician people
In real life, the modern country of Spain was formed by the accretion of several independent Iberian realms. These realms had their own identities and borders. Despite the uniformization of Spain inside the game, some citizens identify themselves as members of one of these cultures. Some of these have written petitions to make their states independent.
Official Languages
Languages spoken in Spain include Spanish (castellano or español), Catalan (català, in Catalonia, Balearic Islands and Valencian Community), Galician (galego, in Galicia) and Basque (euskara, in Basque Country). Other languages are Asturian (asturianu), Aranese Gascon (aranés), and Aragonese (aragonés), each with their own various dialects. Although Spanish is but one of the many languages of Spain, it is this language which is commonly known as being the "Spanish language" since it is the official state language, although minority languages are co-official in a number of autonomous communities.
The main language of the media, the forum and the political congress is Spanish, while English and other official languages are also used in some articles.
National organizations
- Defensor del Pueblo: Responsible for the defense of the country. Some advocates have been Kenderr and Romi Kash.
- Asociación de la Nobleza de España: Coordinated by Rufus Torcuatus Farfly, coordinates the issuance of titles to illustrious citizens..
Economy
Spain has a very positive balance of trade, exports being the main support of the Spanish economy. Spain has always been a country with low inflation. Nowadays there is deflation and a wide range of job opportunities. That makes Spain an appealing country for new citizens. However, most economic markets are overloaded, which makes it hard for new business.
Currency
The official currency in Spain is the ESP. Exactly as in the rest of eRepublik countries, Gold can also be used in Spain.
Economic Laws
Spain has a free market economy, hardly planified. The successive governments haven't interceded in the economy, letting the private investors do. There are Escuelas Estatales (Public Schools), whose aim is not to bias the private economy but help new citizens find low skill jobs, something hard in Spain as the minimum wage has been always high.
For all those reasons, Spain has no highly developed strategic companies. There was temporarily a trade union to protect workers rights, but disappeared once V1 was launched.
Spain has passed a minimum wage law, agreaded by all political parties, that sets the wage according to a formula every 15 days, to keep a balance between fair wages and economic profit.
The Ministerio de Economía (Department of the Treasury) is in charge of regulating prices, inflation and economy, whereas the Ministerio de Trabajo (Department of Labor) deals with the job offer. El Ministerio de Administraciones Públicas (Department of State Management) is in charge of the Escuelas Estatales .
Current Taxes
List of the current taxes in Spain:
| Product | Income Tax | Import Tax | VAT |
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 Food
| 5% | 10% | 7% |
 Gift
| 5% | 10% | 7% |
 Moving Ticket
| 5% | 10% | 7% |
 Weapon
| 5% | 10% | 7% |
 House
| 5% | 10% | 7% |
| Hospitals
| 25% | 1% | 50% |
| Defense System
| 25% | 1% | 50% |
 Diamonds
| 0% | 0% | |
 Grain
| 5% | 1% | |
 Iron
| 5% | 99% | |
 Oil
| 5% | 1% | |
 Wood
| 5% | 1% |
Last update: September 10, 2009
Most Prominent Spanish Companies
Since 2009, foreign companies operating have gained importance in Spanish economy due to the advantageous taxes. Here will only be listed Spanish companies.
State-owned companies
Private companies
- Emporio Termópilas
- Holding Costa Blanca
- M.I.S Industries
- QNA Inc.
- Bubba Gump Enterprises
- Kash Industries
- apple c
Cooperatives
Politics
Spain is a parliamentary republic, with an elected president and a legislative congress. The executive branch consists of a Council of Ministers presided over by the President of Government, elected by the citizens every month. This Ministers are selected by the president every legislature, and work suggesting new laws to the congress and carrying out the decisions of the congressmen.
The legislative branch is made up of the Congress with representatives of all the main political parties, elected by popular vote on block lists by proportional representation to serve one-month terms. The first days after the elections, the congress elects a President of the Congress and two vice-presidents, establishing the Mesa del Congreso. The President of the Congress of Deputies is the analogue to a Speaker and presides over debates and ballots, deciding the order of the proposals and the time they'll be in debate.
Every congressman or parliamentary group can send proposals to the congress for its debate and vote. All the debates of the congress are made in the external Spanish forum, where only the congressmen have write permissions. Before the approval of any law or proposal, the congress talk about them for a minimum of 24 hours and a maximum of 48 hours. After that time, each congressmen must vote if they agree, reject or abstain. If the proposal is accepted by the congress and is required to vote inside the game, the ballot is repeated in the contracts forum of eRepublik or with the in game ballot system.
All the proposals approved by the congress are published inside the Boletín Oficial del Estado and inside the Contracts forum of eRepublik. The president and the vice-presidents of the congress are in charge of publishing all this information in less than 24 hours.
Political Parties
See also Parties of Spain
Main Political Parties
| Logo | Name | Abbreviation | Number of members | Comment |
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| Nueva Espana Liberal | NEL | 629 | Formerly known as Partido Media Vida, the main party between April 13 and September 21 2008. |
| Ciudadanos y Democracia | CyD | 414 | |
| BloqueObrero Internacionalista | BOI | 391 | |
| Partido de Emigrantes | PE | 236 | |
| Izquierda Democratica Española | IDE | 209 | |
| Partido Otaku Nippon | PON | 163 | |
| Proyecto Fénix | FENIX/PF | 141 |
Old Parties with former representation in the congress
Spain is a country with quite high number of parties - 30 - so some of the parties are "dear" or renamed.
Low or none activity
Renamed
- Partido Socialista Demócrata Español, renamed to AlianzaS and then renamed to Ciudadanos y Democracia
- Unión de Ciudadanos de Centro, merged with Ciudadanos y Democracia
- Partido Reformista de Centro Derecha, renamed Unión Popular Liberal
- Partido Militar Español, dissapeared.
- Alianza Republicana de Derechas de España, merged with Unión Popular Liberal
- 1582, merged with Partido Media Vida
- Unión Popular Liberal, merged with Partido Media Vida
- Partido Media Vida, renamed Nueva Espana Liberal
- ForoCoches
- Proyecto Socialdemócrata, dissapeared.
President
Current President of Spain is:
| Term | Image | President | Political Party | Logo |
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| August 2009 | 
| Mixalberto | Nueva Espana Liberal | 
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To see the list of all presidents of Spain, visit Spanish Presidents.
Congress
Current Congress (July 25th)
| Percentage | 20% | 20% | 15% | 12.5% | 10% | 10% | 5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
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| Nr. of seats | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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If you want to find out more about Congresses than visit Spanish Congresses.
Political History
Spain has had an intense political history that has guide his evolution to the current parliamentary republic. As this text is quite large you can read it as a new article named Spain Political History.
Military
Armed Forces
The Armed Forces of Spain (Fuerzas Armadas or FFAA in Spanish) is one of oldest and most coordinated armies in the world, existing since March of 2008. This army counts with more than 300 soldiers armed and coordinated for the defense of Spain, guaranteeing its sovereignty and freedom.
Officially this army was created when the Statutes of the Armed Forces where approved by the congress in 17th of April of 2008, with 23 affirmative votes and 3 abstentions. This statutes, now under revision, constitute and define the duties and rights of the soldiers. The Armed Forces of Spain are totally subordinated to the control of the congress, although the military orders are given by a special committee: the CME or Military Strategic Center (Centro Militar Estratégico in Spanish). The CME consist of the Defense Minister, the Army General and the Colonels. This body is in charge of the strategy, tactics and logistics needed to achieve the objectives defined by the Congress.
The Armed Forces have never taken part in any war, because its organization is only used to defend the sovereignty of Spain and its allies. This army will only enter in action if the Spanish lands are under attack, or any of their MPP are activated. Currently the army is very active in its background, with a total communication between the CME and the officers.
Ravens / Cuervos
Because of the defensive origin of the Armed Forces of Spain, the Ministry of Defense created a special unit with mobility to travel to other countries and fight in foreign lands. This unit is composed of elite members of the Armed Forces and receive orders from their commands. This unit is part of the Spanish army, so represents its country in foreign lands.
The Ravens are soldiers of the Spanish army, not mercenaries as some people think. In spite of this, the Spanish govern have asked in the past for an economic remuneration, to buy the equipment needed by the soldiers. This basic equipment normally include 2 or 3 tickets, and some weapons and gifts.
The first mission of the Ravens was in the US vs Canada war, lead by the Commander Zhuge Liang and the Commander MGR. In their first mission the unit proved its organization and discipline in the battlefield, helping in the defense of Canada. After this mission, the Ravens have taken part in more wars together with the MA's troops.
Alliances
Spain was one of the founding members of the Mediterranean Alliance. It is now a member of EDEN.
MPPs
Spain has active alliances with:
Media
Spain has one of the most active newspapers in the game, with normally between 20 and 30 new articles every day. This abundance of articles creates many problems, and some citizens have created a [www.eldeantesdeel.es/pcp Press Quality Platform] (PCP - Plataforma de Calidad de Prensa) to improve the general quality of the press. In Spain the articles of real life news are qualified as Spam, and many times reported. This has create an open discussion about censorship and freedom of press.
The Spanish media is among the most inventive in eRepublik, with articles with comic strip, videos, numerous interviews and opinion articles. Almost every government organization has its own newspaper where they publish official communications and account's reports.
Official Newspapers
This is the list of official governmental newspapers of Spain with the highest number of subscriptions.
| Name and link | Subscriptions | Comment |
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| Boletin de Defensa | 1176 | |
| Boletin Oficial del Estado | 896 | |
| Boletin Ministerio AA.SS. | 319 | |
| Boletin Oficial de AAEE | 317 | |
| Boletín de AAPP | 231 | |
| Ministerio de Economia | 227 | |
| Ministerio Comunicación | 222 |
TOP Newspapers
This is the list of private newspapers of Spain with the highest number of subscriptions.
| Name and link | Author | Subscriptions | Comment |
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| El Agora | taguaro | 1181 | Periodico del ex-presidente del gobierno taguaro. |
| El Combatiente Rojo | Durruti | 1106 | Tematica diversa, en ocasiones escribe articulos de Historia erepublikana |
| Epic Battle | FelipeII | 1057 | |
| Evighet's Opinion | Evighet | 611 | |
| La voz de erepublik | Kartalon | 493 | Periodico particular del ex-presidente Kartalon. |
| El Heraldo de Salamanca | Charrito | 449 | |
| eExpansión | maltus | 402 | Centrado en temas económicos, no obstante publica articulos de toda temática. |
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