Spanish life (3)

Comparison Ireland vs. Spain:
1. Ireland:

The Republic of Ireland occupies most of the island of Ireland, off the coast of England and Wales. Its eastern capital, Dublin, is the birthplace of writers including Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett, and home of Guinness beer. Nicknamed the "Emerald Isle” for its lush landscape of rolling green hills, it’s dotted with castles and ancient sites, such as massive 12th-century Cahir Castle.

Capital: Dublin

Dialing code: +353

Currency: Euro

Population: 4.595 million (2013) World Bank

Minimum wage: 1,461.85 EUR per month (Jan 2015) Eurostat

Geography
Location	Western Europe
Coordinates	53°25′N 8°0′W / 53.417°N 8.000°W / 53.417; -8.000Coordinates: 53°25′N 8°0′W / 53.417°N 8.000°W / 53.417; -8.000
Area	84,421 km2 (32,595 sq mi)[1]
Area rank	20th[2]
Coastline	2,797 km (1,738 mi)
Highest elevation	1,041 m (3,415 ft)
Highest point	Carrauntoohil
Sovereign states
Republic of Ireland
Largest settlement	Dublin

2. Spain:

Spain, on Europe’s Iberian Peninsula, is really 17 autonomous regions, each with its own geography and culture. The capital, Madrid, is home to the Royal Palace and singular Prado museum, housing works by European masters, and Segovia to the north has a fairy-tale medieval castle and Roman aqueduct. Catalonia’s capital, Barcelona, is defined by Antoni Gaudí’s quirky modernist architecture, including the Sagrada Família basilica.

Capital: Madrid

Dialing code: +34

Currency: Euro

Population: 46.77 million (2014) Instituto Nacional de Estadística

Official language: Spanish

Capital and largest city		Madrid 40°26′N 3°42′W / 40.433°N 3.700°W / 40.433; -3.700
Official language and national language		Spanish[c]
Recognised regional languages[c]		Aragonese                                              Asturian Basque Catalan Galician Occitan
Ethnic groups (2015)		89.9% Spanish 10.1% others
Demonym		Spanish Spaniard
Government		Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
-	Monarch	Felipe VI
-	Prime Minister	Mariano Rajoy
Legislature		Cortes Generales
-	Upper house	Senate
-	Lower house	Congress of Deputies
Formation
-	Dynastic	1479
-	De facto	1516
-	De jure	1715
-	First constitution	1812
-	Current democracy	1978
-	EEC accession[d]	1986
Area
-	Total	505,990[4] km2 (52nd) 195,364 sq mi
-	Water (%)	1.04
Population
-	2015 estimate	46,439,864[5][e] (30th)
-	2011 census	46,815,916[7]
-	Density	92/km2 (106th) 240/sq mi