SPAIN

Kingdom of Spain España CAPITAL: Madrid FLAG: The national flag, adopted in 1785, consists of three horizontal stripes: a yellow one—equal in size to the other two combined—between two red ones, with the coat of arms on the yellow stripe. ANTHEM: Marcha Real Granadera (March of the Royal Grenadier). MONETARY UNIT: The peseta was replaced by the euro as official currency as of 2002. The euro is divided into 100 cents. There are coins in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 cents and 1 euro and 2 euros. There are notes of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, and 500 euros. As of May 2003, €1 = $1.0977 (or $1 = €0.911). WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: The metric system is the legal standard. HOLIDAYS: New Year’s Day, 1 January; St. Joseph’s Day, 19 March; Epiphany, 31 March; Day of St. Joseph the Artisan, 1 May; St. James’s Day, 25 July; Assumption, 15 August; National Day and Hispanic Day, 12 October; All Saints’ Day, 1 November; Immaculate Conception, 8 December; Christmas, 25 December. Movable religious holidays include Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, and Corpus Christi. TIME: 1 PM = noon GMT.