Spanish Government

Official name:

Reino de España (Kingdom of Spain).

Form of government:

Politics of Spain takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy, whereby the Monarch is the Head of State and the President of the Government is the head of government in a multi-party system. Executive power is vested in the government.

Chief of state:

King - Juan Carlos I

Head of government:

President of the Government - José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

Country name

Conventional long form: Kingdom of Spain
Conventional short form: Spain
Local long form: Reino de España
Local short form: España

Government type

Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy

Capital

Madrid