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Madrid is the capital and the largest city in Spain, as well as in the province and the autonomous community of the same name. It is located on the river Manzanares in the center of the country, in the historic region of New Castile.

Due to its geographical location, wealth and history, Madrid is considered the main financial center of the Iberian Peninsula, along with Lisbon, and the political center of Spain.

马德里除了是西班牙首都和最大的城市以外，还是马德里省和马德里自治区的首府。他位于西班牙中部，在历史上著名的新卡斯提尔附近。

因为马德里其特殊的地理位置，经济力量以及历史地位，他被认为是伊比利亚半岛的金融中心，并连同里斯本被认为是西班牙的政治中心。

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以上内容是维基百科全书的介绍，中文部份由本人翻译，但由于文字量太大，我仅作前两段主要内容的翻译。下面的是英语全文内容：

Madrid is the capital and the largest city in Spain, as well as in the province and the autonomous community of the same name. It is located on the river Manzanares in the center of the country, in the historic region of New Castile. Due to its geographical location, wealth and history, Madrid is considered the main financial center of the Iberian Peninsula, along with Lisbon, and the political center of Spain.[1]

As the former capital of the old Spanish Empire, Madrid has been bestowed with a degree of cultural predominance. The general aspect of Madrid is modern, with boulevards and fashionable shopping areas, but the old quarters have picturesque streets. Its landmarks include the huge Royal Palace of Madrid; a restored 1850 opera house; the Buen Retiro park, opened in 1631; the imposing 19th-century building containing the Spanish national library (founded 1712), the national archives, and an archaeological museum; and three superb art museums: Prado Museum, which houses one of the finest art collections in the world; the Queen Sofía Museum of modern art; and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, housed in the renovated Villahermosa Palace.[2]

The population of the city was 3.500 million (December 2005), while the estimated urban area population is 5.500 million. The entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area (urban area and suburbs) is calculated to be 5.843 million. The city spans a total of 607 km? (234 square miles). [3]

Following the restoration of democracy in 1975 and the integration to the European Union, Madrid has experienced an increasing role in European finances, making an important European metropolis. The residents of Madrid are called Madrile?os, and the current mayor is Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, of the centre-right Partido Popular.