Basic information

| Feature | Detail | | :--- | :--- | | **Official Name** | Community of Madrid (Comunidad de Madrid) | | **Common Name** | Madrid | | **Native Name(s)** | Comunidad de Madrid | | **Nicknames** | The Heart of Spain, Villa y Corte (historical) | | **Motto** | "De Madrid al cielo" (Cultural/Popular saying: From Madrid to heaven) | | **Geographic Level** | Autonomous Community (State Level) | | **Country** | Spain | | **State/Province** | Community of Madrid | | **Capital** | Madrid | | **Government Type** | Autonomous Parliamentary Democracy | | **Date Founded** | March 1, 1983 (Statute of Autonomy) | | **Time Zone** | Central European Time (CET, UTC+1) / Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) | | **Latitude** | 40.4168° N | | **Longitude** | 3.7038° W | | **Elevation** | Averages 667 m (2,188 ft) in the capital, varying widely across the region | | **Total Area** | 8,028 km² (3,100 sq mi) | | **Population** | Approximately 6.8 million | | **Population Density** | ~847 residents per km² (2,193 per sq mi) | | **ZIP/Postal Codes** | 28001–28999 | | **Area Codes** | +34 (Spain), 91 (Madrid landlines) | | **Official Languages** | Spanish | | **Currency** | Euro (EUR) | | **Demonym** | Madrileño / Madrileña |