Infant mortality rate: 6.51 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.56 years male: 73.78 years female: 81.59 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.21 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality: noun: Spaniard(s) adjective: Spanish

Ethnic groups: composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types

Religions: Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%

Languages: Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96% male: 98% female: 94% (1986 est.)

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Country name: conventional long form: Kingdom of Spain conventional short form: Spain local short form: Espana