The following lists events that happened during 2008 in the Kingdom of Spain. Monarch: Juan Carlos I Prime Minister: José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Andalusia:...

The 2008–2014 Spanish financial crisis, also known as the Great Recession in Spain or the Great Spanish Depression, began in 2008 during the world 2007–2008...

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in southwestern Europe with territories in North Africa. It is the largest country in Southern Europe...

The 2008 Spanish general election was held on Sunday, 9 March 2008, to elect the 9th Cortes Generales of the Kingdom of Spain. All 350 seats in the Congress...

The Spain national football team (Spanish: Selección Española de Fútbol) has represented Spain in men's international football competitions since 1920...

economy of Spain is a highly developed social market economy. It is the world's 15th largest by nominal GDP and the sixth-largest in Europe. Spain is a member...

Prostitution in Spain is not addressed by any specific law, but a number of activities related to it, such as pimping, are illegal. In 2016, UNAIDS estimated...

Spain is a Christian majority country, with Islam being a minority religion, practised mostly by immigrants from Muslim majority countries, and their...

rates in Spain rose sharply during the late 2000s and early 2010s. Unemployment was at 8% between 2006 and 2007. Starting in 2008, the Spanish economic...

Anglicanism in Spain Eastern Orthodoxy in Spain Islam in Spain Ahmadiyya in Spain Judaism in Spain Irreligion in Spain Bahá'í Faith in Spain Hinduism in Spain CIS...

Anarchism in Spain has historically gained some support and influence, especially before Francisco Franco's victory in the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939...

Sport in Spain in the second half of the 20th century has always been dominated by football. Other popular sport activities include basketball, tennis...

Spanish), established by means of Spanish Royal Decree 1509/2008 of 12 September, 2008. Higher education in Spain List of colleges and universities by...

The 2008 Spanish Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Telefónica 2008) was a Formula One motor race held on 27 April 2008 at the Circuit...

As of 1 July 2024, Spain had a total population of 48,797,875 The modern Kingdom of Spain arose from the accretion of several independent Iberian realms...

of Spanish television related events in 2008. Unknown: TV channel RAC 105 TV starts broadcasting. 28 January: Matías Prats becomes first Spanish journalist...

2008 opens in Zaragoza, Spain, lasting to September 14, with the topic "Water and sustainable development". June 14 – A 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Iwate...

Tourism in Spain is a major contributor to national economic life, contributing to about 12.4% of Spain's GDP (in 2019). Ever since the 1960s and 1970s...

Spain competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China, with a total of 286 athletes, 164 men and 122 women, took part in 154...

Spain sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country's delegation consisted of 232 people, including 133 athletes...

Spain was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Baila el Chiki-chiki" written by Rodolfo Chikilicuatre and Friends, and performed...

Expo 2008 was an international exposition held from Saturday 14 June to Sunday 14 September 2008 in Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain with the theme of "Water and...

hemp in Spain have a long and rich history. The plant has grown feral on the Iberian peninsula since prehistory and has been intensely cultivated, in particular...

films of 2008 List of South Korean films of 2008 List of Spanish films of 2008 List of Kannada films of 2008 List of Malayalam films of 2008 List of Tamil...

Racism in Spain (Spanish: Racismo en España) can be traced back to any historical era, during which social, economic and political conflicts have efficiently...

Rivals (Spanish: Rivales) is a 2008 Spanish comedy-sport film directed by Fernando Colomo and written by Joaquín Oristrell and Inés París. The plot follows...

This is a list of the Spanish PROMUSICAE Top 20 physical Singles number-ones of 2008. 2008 in music List of number-one hits in Spain Singles chart on Spanishcharts...

took place in Austria and Switzerland (both hosting the tournament for the first time) from 7 to 29 June 2008. The tournament was won by Spain, who defeated...

[dubious – discuss] Education in Spain is compulsory and free for all children aged between 6 and 16 years and is supported by the national government...

in June 1940. Franco wrote to Adolf Hitler offering to join the war on 19 June 1940 in exchange for help building Spain's colonial empire. Later in the...