Madrid

Capital and largest city of Spain

Madrid is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the second-largest in the EU. The municipality covers 604.3 km2 (233.3 sq mi) geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about 650 meters above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid, it is also the political, economic, and cultural centre of the country. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters.

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London is set to be warmer than Madrid over the Easter weekend, despite a wet and windy forecast for much of the UK.
Credit: Sky News - Published 3 days ago

Police search the headquarters of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) in Madrid as part of a corruption investigation.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 1 week ago

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