country analysis

2. Group members
 Zartashia Waheed - 1054
 Safa Rafiq - 1043
 Sumbal khalid -1057
 Rabia Afzal - 1036
 Misbah Shabbir 1033

3. Contents
 Introduction
 Flags
 Language
 Religion
 Caste system
 Cultural Values, Norms & Beliefs
 Business Norms & Ettiquites
 Traditions
 Economical analysis
 Political analysis

4. Introduction
 Spain is a country, located in Southwestern Europe.
 Neighboring countries include Andorra, France, Gibraltar, Portugal, and Morocco.
 Capital: Madrid
 Population: 47,737,941 (2014 est.)
 Religions: Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%
 Government: parliamentary monarchy
 Language: Spanish
 Independence year: 1479
 Currency: Euro
 Symbols: €
 GDP: 1,400,000,000,000.
 GDP/capita: 29760
 Land area: 498,980kmsquare
 Conversion of euro in Pakistan: 1 euro=113.89PkR.

5. FLAG
 The flag of Spain as it is defined in the
Spanish Constitution of 1978, consists of
three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and
red, the yellow stripe being twice the size
of each red stripe.

6. Language
 The most prominent of the languages of Spain is Spanish (Castilian), spoken
by about 99% of Spaniards as a first or second language. Catalan (or
Valencian) is spoken by 17%, Galician by 7%, and Basque by 2% of the
population.
 Spanish is official throughout the country; the rest of these languages have
legal and co-official status in their respective communities.
Examples:
 Hi: Hola
 Bye: Adios
 Thank you: Gracias
 Sorry: lo Siento

7. Religion
 Freedom of religion is guaranteed by the Spanish Constitution, although the
majority of the population is Catholic. Other religions also practiced in Spain
include Islam, Judaism, Protestantism, and Hinduism, all of which have places where
to conduct their rituals.
Religious affiliation in Spain
Religion Followers
Roman Catholic 67.8%
Irreligion 18.4%
Atheist 9.1%
No response 2.5%
Other religion 2.2%

8. Caste System
 The Spanish instituted a caste system based on race, which dictated an individual’s
relative importance
 If the native of mixed blood spoke Spanish, he or she was considered superior to
those who did not.
 Caste system in Spain
 Españoles: Pure Spanish ancestry
 Peninsular: Spanish
 Criollo: Spanish descent born in America
 Mestizo: offspring of Spanish & native
 Indios: native
 Negro: of African slave descent
 Mulato: offspring of black & Spanish

9. Culture & Values in Spain

10. Cultures & values
Conformities:
 Greetings consist of
handshakes and kiss on
both cheeks.
 Spanish men maintain
longer eye contact with
females.
 Life is slow paced.
 Life begins when the sun
goes down.
Family Value
 Spain is very family
oriented
 Sunday is considered as
family day and all of the
malls and store are closed
so everybody can spend
time with family
 Grandparents usually live
with family
 Families usually live near
with each other
Siesta
 Short nap taken in the
early afternoon, often
after midday meal
 Such a period of sleep is
a common tradition in
Spain
 Timing is very important.
A siesta should last
between 15-30 minutes,
not more than that

11. Business Norms & Etiquettes

12. Business Norms & Etiquette
 The Spanish prefer to do business with those they know and trust.
 It is important that you spend sufficient time letting your business colleagues get to know you.
 Face-to-face contact is preferred to written or telephone communication.
 The way you present yourself is of critical importance when dealing with Spaniards.
 Communication is formal and follows rules of protocol.
 Spaniards, like many societies, are concerned that they look good in the eyes of others and try to
avoid looking foolish at all times
 You should try to arrive on time for meetings.
 Make sure all your printed material is available in both English and Spanish.
 Not all businesspeople speak English, so it is wise to check if you should hire an interpreter.
 it is important to watch their non-verbal communication
 Business dress is stylish yet, conservative.
 Elegant accessories are important for both men and women.

13. Traditions

14. Traditions
 A common tradition of Spain is to play soccer and bull fighting. These are their national
sports
 Flamenco dancing has also become a tradition in Spain.
 Christmas is also a big tradition in Spain. It is celebrated from December 8th to Christmas
day
Cuisine
 Their traditional pattern is composed of four meals a day plus some snack:
 A light breakfast: coffee or chocolate, bread, or churros
 Midmorning breakfast: grilles sausages, fried squid, bread with tomato or an omelet
 Light snack: tapas(finger food usually in small bowl)
 Lunch: soup or salad, fish or meat and dessert
 Tea and pastries
 Supper: soup or omelets and fruit

15. Economical analysis
 Spain is fourth largest Euro Zone Economy
 EU members have a 1.0 percent average tarrif rate (for open trade)
 Interest rate on corporate loans n spain are among the highest in euro
area.
 Unemployment: 26.7%
 GDP: $1.4trillion
 Inflation (CPI): 1.5%
 FDI inflow:$39.2billion
 GNI per capita: U.S $29.180

16. Imports & Exports
Imports
 Spain is the17th largest
exporter in the world.
During the last five years
the exports of Spain have
increased at an
annualized rate of 2.2%,
from $241B in 2011 to
$266B in 2016.
 The most recent imports
are oil electric and
mechanical machinery
and iron steel.
Exports
 Spain is the 15th largest
importer in the world.
During the last five years
the imports of Spain
have decreased at an
annualized rate of -0.6%,
from $313B in 2011 to
$302B in 2016.
 The most recent exports
are motor vehicles,
foodstuff, medicines,
machinery and
pharmaceuticals.
Origins
 The top import origins of
Spain are:
Germany ($40.9B),
France ($33.7B),
China ($26.2B),
Italy ($19.7B) and
United Kingdom ($13.8B)

17. Political analysis
Government system:
 Spanish has a socialist govt.
 In Spain, because it is socialist govt. all medical treatment is free. Most medicines are
also free. Medicines that do cost money are very inexpensive.
 The doctors in Spain don’t make as much money as the U.S doctors.
 The system of government in Spain takes the form of a parliamentary monarchy.
 After election the leaders of the party of govt. becomes the president.
 Central state power is divided in :
 Legislative
 Executives
 Judiciary

18. Education system
 Education in spain is free and lasts from 6 to 16 years of age.
 Attending Pre-school at the age of 3-5 years old
 Attending primary school at the age of 6-11 years old
 Attending secondary school at the age of 12-15 years old
 Getting jobs when he/she is 16 years old
 The current educaton o spain is known as fundamental law of education.
 Teacher need to have engineer or technical architect diploma holders.
 Employee teach according to these qualifications otherwise school will be
banned by education authority if the teachers are unqualified.

19. Literacy rate
Literacy Definition : Age 15 & over can read & write.
 Total Population: 98.1%
 Male: 98.7%
 Female: 97.5%
 Spain Adult Literacy Rate is at 98.11%, compared to 98.09% last year.
there is an increment of 0.2% , which is worthy.

20. Political system
 Monarchy :
it Is a form of govt. in which a group, usually a family called the dynasty, embodies the
country’s national identity and one of its member, called monarch, exercise a role of
sovereignty.
 Constitutional monarchy:
It is a form of monarchy in which sovereign exercise their authorities in ccordance with a
written or unwritten constitution.
 Parliamentary system:
It is a system of democratic governance of a state where the executive branch derives its
democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the confidence of legislative branch.
 Unitary state:
It is a state governed as a single power in which central govt. is ultimately supreme and any
administrative divisions exercise only the powers that the central govt. chooses to delegate.

21. Political parties
 PP- People’s Party (Partido Popular)
 PSOE - Spanish Socialist Workers' Party - (Partido Socialista Obrero Español)
 IU - United Left - (Izquierda Unida)
 UPyD - Union, Progress and Democracy - (Union Progreso Y Democracia)
 CIU (convergence and unity)
 CIU - Convergence and Unity - (Convergència i Unió)
 Spanish has multi party system at both the national and regional level.
 Nationally there are four dominants. regional parties can be strong in
autonomous communities like Catalonia and Basque country and are often
essential for national government coalitions

22. Political analysis
 Spain is established as social and democratic state.
 Spain has constitutional monarchy.
 The president of government is elected by the congress of
deputies.