A short tour around the Spanish city of Madrid

Madrid is one of the most important cities of Europe strategically, culturally and economically, the world's fourth-largest city in terms of the number of tourists in Europe and the first in Spain

Madrid, called Forum Mejrat - the Kingdom of Spain's capital and largest city, has a population of 3.2 million (January 2011), and up the population with the suburbs to 6.54 million. The area of the city's 607 square kilometers (234 square miles). The city is located on the banks of the Manzanares River in the center of Spain, Madrid is the third largest city in the European Union after London and Berlin. The headquarters of the Spanish government and the royal family and the country's most important companies and 6 public universities and many colleges. Madrid is one of the most important cities of Europe strategically, culturally and economically. It is the fourth largest city in terms of the number of tourists in Europe and the first in Spain and the total number of tourists who host city nearly seven million tourists in 2006. It is the headquarters of the World Tourism Organization and International Tourism Fair.