Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It had a population of over 3.4 million in the city proper in 2025, and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.8 million. Madrid is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), after Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the second-largest in the EU, after Paris. The municipality covers an area of 605.77 square kilometres (233.89 sq mi). Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about 660 metres (2,170 ft) above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid, it is the political, economic and cultural centre of the country.
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Photo location: Royal Palace of Madrid.
City overview adapted from Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0. Checked 2026-11-01. Photo: kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- MOMAD Madrid – February 2027 · 2027-02-04