Madrid Your gateway to international markets

Madrid: a big market in itself

6.3 MILLION PEOPLE - €200 BILLION GDP

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The Region of Madrid alone ranks ahead of 12 countries in the European Union, listed by population size…

Madrid: a big market in itself 1

…and would rank 12th by market size, according to GDP value, just between Denmark and Finland.

6.3 MILLION PEOPLE - €200 BILLION GDP

And the core of the Spanish national market 2

million consumers in the Spanish market. Madrid is at the core of the transport system: 6 hours (max.) to anywhere in Spain. Spain will receive 72 million tourists by the end of 2016. Spain is the world’s 3rd most popular tourist destination.

MADRID: NERVE CENTRE OF THE SPANISH MARKET

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Access to the European Single Market 3

2 hour flight

3 hour flight

Direct access to the common EU market

Free movement of goods, services and people across a free trade zone with more than 500 million customers.

Geostrategic location for Europe, Africa and Latin America 4

Key access to Latin America

Madrid-Barajas Airport is the central hub of the national network and the leading European airport for flights to Latin America: 20% of connections between Europe and Latin American run from Madrid.

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(US & Canada) 13

(Latin America) 30

(Asia) 6

(Europe) 135 202 DIRECT FLIGHTS FROM MADRID

(Middle East) 10

(Africa) 18

Key access to Latin America

Spain and Latin America share the same language and a strong cultural heritage. Strong commercial ties and 20 reciprocal investment protection agreements.

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Key access to Latin America

Spain is the 2nd biggest European investor in Latin America. Globally, Spain is the 4th biggest investor in the region. Madrid hosts the headquarters of the main Latin American international institutions and companies with interests in the EU, as well as those of European companies doing business with Latin America.

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