Originally Posted by alanw
Country (long form) United States of America
Capital Washington, DC
Total Area 3,717,812.82 sq mi
(about one-half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about one-half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; about two and one-half times the size of Western Europe
Population 278,058,881 (July 2001 est.)
Country (long form) Kingdom of Spain
Capital Madrid
Total Area 194,897.42 sq mi
(slightly more than twice the size of Oregon)
Population 40,037,995 (July 2001 est.)
It's a whole lot easier to capture the information from such a small country