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Madrid

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Country: Spain

Population:3,102,644

Time Zone:UTC+2

As Spain’s capital, Madrid is the country’s political, economic and cultural centre. More than 3.4 million people lived within the city in 2025, while its metropolitan area reached around 6.8 million, making it the second-largest in the European Union after Berlin. Along the River Manzanares in the heart of the Iberian Peninsula, Madrid also serves as the capital of the surrounding autonomous community.