Madrid quick facts

• Madrid has been the capital of Spain since the Seventeenth century.
• Madrid is the largest city of Spain (pop. 3,255,950 - Metro 6,500.000).
• City area: 607 km² (234.4 sq mi)
• Average Temperature: 13 °C (57 °F). Summer 23 °C (73 °F) and winter 7 °C (47 °F).
• Annual Rainfall: 426.72mm / 16.8" a year.
• Its metropolitan area is the third-most populous in the European Union after Paris and London.
• Demonym Madrileño/a, Matritense
• The name of the city comes from the Arabic "magerit" which means 'place of many streams'. .
• Madrid is the most touristic city of Spain, and the 4th-most touristic of Europe.
• The capital of Spain is located on a plateau that is 650 meters (2132 feet) above sea level.
• Madrid is the highest capital city in Europe.
• Madrid is the 10th most livable city in the world according to Monocle magazine, in its 2010 index.
• The capital of Spain enjoys more cloudless days than almost any other city in Europe.
• Over 6 million tourists visit Madrid each year.
• According to the Federation International of Football Association (FIFA), Real Madrid FC is the world's most successful football (soccer) club of the Twentieth century.