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| timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 28001–28080 | area_code = +34 (ES) + 91 (M) | blank_name_sec1 = Patron Saints | blank_info_sec1 = Isidore the Laborer Virgin of Almudena | website = (www.madrid.es ) | footnotes = }} Madrid (, , ) is a south-western European city, the capital of Spain, and the largest municipality of the Community of Madrid. The population of the city is almost 3.2 million〔(INE.es ) Instituto Nacional de Estadística (National Statistics Institute)〕 with a metropolitan area population of around 6.5 million. It is the third-largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-largest in the European Union after London and Paris .〔Eurostat, (UrbanAudit.org ). Retrieved 12 March 2009. Data for 2004.〕〔Brinkoff, Thomas ("Principal Agglomerations of the World" ). Retrieved 12 March 2009. Data for 1 January 2009.〕〔United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (World Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision) ), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007.〕 The city spans a total of . The city is located on the Manzanares River in the centre of both the country and the Community of Madrid (which comprises the city of Madrid, its conurbation and extended suburbs and villages); this community is bordered by the autonomous communities of Castile and León and Castile-La Mancha. As the capital city of Spain, seat of government, and residence of the Spanish monarch, Madrid is also the political, economic and cultural centre of Spain. The current mayor is Manuela Carmena from Ahora Madrid. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the third-largest GDP〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Global city GDP rankings 2008–2025 )〕 in the European Union and its influences in politics, education, entertainment, environment, media, fashion, science, culture, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The World According to GaWC 2010 )〕 Due to its economic output, high standard of living, and market size, Madrid is considered the major financial centre of Southern Europe and the Iberian Peninsula; it hosts the head offices of the vast majority of the major Spanish companies, such as Telefónica, Iberia and Repsol. Madrid is the 17th most livable city in the world according to Monocle magazine, in its 2014 index.〔 〕 Madrid houses the headquarters of the World Tourism Organization (WTO), belonging to the United Nations Organization (UN), the SEGIB, the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI), and the Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB). It also hosts major international regulators of Spanish: the Standing Committee of the Association of Spanish Language Academies, headquarters of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), the Cervantes Institute and the Foundation of Urgent Spanish (Fundéu BBVA). Madrid organizes fairs such as FITUR,〔()〕 ARCO, SIMO TCI〔() SIMO TCI〕 and the Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week.〔()Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week〕 While Madrid possesses a modern infrastructure, it has preserved the look and feel of many of its historic neighbourhoods and streets. Its landmarks include the Royal Palace of Madrid; the Royal Theatre with its restored 1850 Opera House; the Buen Retiro Park, founded in 1631; the 19th-century National Library building (founded in 1712) containing some of Spain's historical archives; a large number of national museums, and the Golden Triangle of Art, located along the Paseo del Prado and comprising three art museums: Prado Museum, the Reina Sofía Museum, a museum of modern art, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, which completes the shortcomings of the other two museums. Cibeles Palace and Fountain have become the monument symbol of the city. Madrid is home to two world-famous football clubs, Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid. ==History== (詳細はウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Madrid」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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