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Capital and largest city of Spain
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It had a population of over 3.4 million in the city proper in 2025, and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.8 million. Madrid is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), after Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the second-largest in the EU, after Paris. The municipality covers an area of 605.77 square kilometres (233.89 sq mi). Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about 660 metres (2,170 ft) above mean sea level.
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MADRID -- Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Madrid on Saturday to protest against Spain's housing crisis and ask for protective measures for tenants, anti-fraud rules and a ban on evictions without alternative housing.
Madrid’s housing crisis spilled onto the streets once again on Saturday (local time), as tens of thousands of people demanded greater protection for tenants. Marching through the capital city, protesters called for measures against fraud, stronger safeguards for renters and a ban on evictions when no alternative…
Protesters outraged by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman camped overnight in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol plaza, where more demonstrators joined them Sunday.