_#_Organized labor: less 10% of labor force (1988)
_*Government #_Long-form name: Kingdom of Spain
_#_Type: parliamentary monarchy
_#_Capital: Madrid
_#_Administrative divisions: 17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular—comunidad autonoma); Andalucia, Aragon, Asturias, Canarias, Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y Leon, Cataluna, Communidad Valencia, Extremadura, Galicia, Islas Baleares, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarra, Pais Vasco; note—there are five places of sovereignty on and off the coast of Morocco (Ceuta, Mellila, Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera) with administrative status unknown
_#_Independence: 1492 (expulsion of the Moors and unification)
_#_Constitution: 6 December 1978, effective 29 December 1978
_#_Legal system: civil law system, with regional applications; does not accept compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
_#_National holiday: National Day, 12 October
_#_Executive branch: monarch, president of the government (prime minister), deputy prime minister, Council of Ministers (cabinet), Council of State