• Strategic geographic location
• Access to more than 1.2 billion consumers
• Ultramodern transportation infrastructure

Strategic geographic location

• Exceptional location for key markets in Southern Europe and Latin America.
• More than 10,300 foreign companies are already established in Spain, 75 of which are Forbes Top 100 multinationals.

Access to more than 1.2 billion consumers

• National market of 47 million inhabitants, with per capita GDP (PPP - 31.946 USD) above the EU average (National Statistics Institute, 2010).
• More than 500 million consumers in Europe.
• Gateway to the countries of North Africa, with 209 million consumers. (World Bank, 2010)
• Hub for South and Central America, with over 578 million consumers. (World Bank, 2010)

Ultramodern transportation infrastructure

Airports

 

• Spain has two of Europe's largest airports, Madrid and Barcelona. 250 airlines operate in our country at 47 airports.
• Spain ranks 3rd in Europe in passenger traffic.

Ports

 

• 46 Atlantic and Mediterranean ports, making Spain 3rd in maritime transport of goods.

 

• Three of the ten largest container ports in Europe are in Spain (Valencia, Algeciras and Barcelona).

Roads

 

• Spain boasts the number one network of freeways and divided highways in Europe.

• Spain's ratio of freeways/divided highways to total highways (5.9%) is higher than the average for the EU (1.2%), U.S.A. (1.4%) and Japan (0.6%).

Rail Network

 

• 4th largest rail network among UE-15 countries, 13,353 km.

 

• Spain has become, after China, the 2nd country in the world and the 1st in Europe in kilometers of high-speed in operation, with 2,665 kilometers, ahead of countries like Japan with 2,452 kilometers and France with 1,870 kilometers.

 

• Spain's high-speed rail service has the fastest commercial speed in the world (221.05 kilometers/hour), putting it ahead of Japan (218.8 kilometers/hour).

 

• In addition, Spain's AVE service ranks 2nd in on-time service. 98.54% of Spanish high-speed trains arrive at their destination on time, behind Japan (99% punctuality).

Last updated: 02|03|2011