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Spain at the Beginning of 21st Century/Territory and demographics
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All shown statistical data come from the 2000 edition of Statistical Yearbook of Spain.2024-04-22 Productos y servicios / Publicaciones gratuitas / Anuario Estadístico de España https://web.archive.org/web/20240422032708/https://www.ine.es/prodyser/pubweb/anuarios_mnu.htm 2024-09-15 web.archive.org
Territory and environment
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Total surface area of Spain: 506,030 sq km (divided into 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities, 50 provinces, and 8,109 municipalities).
Maximum altitude: Teide (Tenerife, Canary Islands), with 3,718 meters above sea level.
Maximum altitude in the Iberian Peninsula: Mulhacen (Granada province, Andalusia), with 3,478 meters above sea level.
Total volume of water controlled and distributed for public supply (thousands of cubic meters): 3,535,718
Volume of wastewater collected (thousands of cubic meters): 7,927,559
Collection of mixed waste: 20,951,669 tons.
Selective waste collection: 1,470,095 tons.
TERRITORIAL BACKGROUND:
Mainland: Roughly 84% of the landmass, dominated, by plateaus and high mountain ranges.
Archipelagos: Includes the Balearic Islands (mediterranean) and the Canary Islands (Atlantic).
North Africa: Comprises the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, plus minor sovereignty islets.
Land Borders: Shares borders with Portugal, France, Andorra, and the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
Map of Spain in year 2000
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Demographics
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Total population of Spain
Both sexes Men Women 40,202,160 19,670,642 20,531,518
Natural movement of the population
Births Deaths Vegetative growth 377,809 370,423 7,386
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Both sexes Men Women 78.31 74.74 81.88
Migrations
Emigrations Immigrations 9,061 24,032
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