Spain: Energy Resources

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Country Profile
Name	Spain
Population	46,815,916
GDP	Unavailable
Energy Consumption	6.50 Quadrillion Btu
2-letter ISO code	ES
3-letter ISO code	ESP
Numeric ISO code	724
UN Region^[1]	Southern Europe
OpenEI Resources
Energy Maps	5 view
Tools	8 view
Programs	1 view
Energy Organizations	339 view
Research Institutions	0
References
CIA World Factbook, Appendix D^[2]

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain,Template:Efn is a sovereign state and a member state of the European Union. It is located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north and north east by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean.

Energy Resources

Resource	Value	Units	Rank	Period	Source
Wind Potential	23,787	Area(km²) Class 3-7 Wind at 50m	26	1990	NREL
Solar Potential	1,376,540,386	MWh/year	51	2008	NREL
Coal Reserves	584.23	Million Short Tons	32	2008	EIA
Natural Gas Reserves	2,548,000,000	Cubic Meters (cu m)	95	2010	CIA World Factbook
Oil Reserves	150,000,000	Barrels (bbl)	65	2010	CIA World Factbook