STEPIN ANALYSIS

FOR
SPAIN
Presented By:
KASHIF ALVI
SUDIPTA GHOSH
NAGESHWAR MAGAR
RAJNISH PATEL
MUJEEB SHAIKH
AADITI DESHPANDE
POOJA PRADHAN
SANDEEP NAIR

INTRODUCTION OF SPAIN

Location Of Spain.

Historical Summary Of Spain.

Population & Total Area Of Spain.

Human Development Index & All Over Rank In World To Spain.

GDP Per Capita, ppp(current International $) $32925 (2013).

Global Competitiveness Report Is 4.575(35 Out Of 148).

Religions : Roman Catholic 94%, Other 6%.

SOCIAL ANALYSIS

Total population of Spain 47.1 million and most

speak Castilian Spanish Spain ranks 7 in World
Life Expectancy, according to a WHO which is
82.1

Male : 79 years and Female 85 years

Sex Ratio 49.42% Male 50.58% Female

Spaniards are nice and funny, welcoming

people . They have a very strong sense of
family and they tend to gather often to share a
meal.

World's Biggest Food Fight: Tomato festival Thousands

gather to squash few hundred metric tonnes of
Tomato.

TECHNOLOGICAL
ANALYSIS
Spain

is a technologically and industrially advanced

country committed to innovation, research and
development, both through its government and through its
private sector.

Spain

is fast becoming a leader in innovation and

generating advanced solutions in the industries of
aerospace, renewable energies, water treatment, rail,
biotechnology, industrial machinery and civil engineering.

The

country is determined to deepen and intensify its

productive specialization in industries that depend on
technology and innovation.

TECHNOLOGICAL
HIGHLIGHTS

In 2007, more than 215,000 people worked in the

field of R&D, 1.8 times more than in 2000.

Share of the workforce conducting R&D activity

rose from 7 4% in 2000 to 10 65% in 2008 7.4% in
2000 to 10.65% in 2008.

In 2008, articles written by Spanish researchers

accounted for 3.13% of the world total.

Science, Innovation and Technology outpaced GDO

growth rising from 0.91% of GDP in 2000 to 1.33%
of GDP in 2011.

EconomicAL
ANALYSIS

Spains economic freedom score is 67.6, making its economy the 49th freest in the 2015
Index.
Its score has increased by 0.4 point since last year, reflecting improvements in six of the
10 economic freedoms, driven by investment freedom, monetary freedom, and the
management of government spending, that outweigh declines in freedom from corruption
and fiscal freedom.

Spain is ranked 21st out of 43 countries in the Europe region, and its overall score is
above the world average.

Over the past five years, a 2.6-point drop in economic freedom has pushed Spains
economy into the moderately free category.

Spains unemployment rate has

declined slightly to about 25 percent,
and youth unemployment hovers
around 55 percent.

EU members have a 1.0 percent

average tariff rate.

Spains economy picked up pace in

the first quarter of 2015 and
recorded the largest expansion in
eight years.

Renewed consumer confidence and

robust export growth have turned the
country into one of the fastest
growing economies in the Eurozone

POLITICAL
ANALYSIS

Spain is a sovereign state and a member state of the European

Union

Spain is a democracy organized in the form of a parliamentary

government under a constitutional monarchy.

It is a developed country with the 13th largest economy in

the world.

As of 2015, Spain ranks 20th-highest on the worldwide quality

of life index rating.

It is a member of the United Nations, NATO, OECD, and WTO

INTERNATIONAL
FACTORS

Spain is a major contributor to national economic life,

contributing 6.4% of Spains GDP.

In 2007,spain became second most visited country in the

world after France.

It is a developed country with the worlds fourteenth largest

economy by nominal GDP and sixteenth largest by purchasing
power parity.

Spain has held strong position in worlds tourism, being among

the largest market for holiday.

Spain is an international association football and controlled by

royal Spanish football federation, the government body for
football in Spain.

Football is most popular sport in Spain. Barcelona and real

Madrid are the most successful Spanish clubs, in both the
national league and continental competitions.

Natural
Factors

Environment - current issues: pollution of the Mediterranean Sea from raw sewage
and wastes from the offshore production of oil and gas; water quality and quantity
nationwide; air pollution; deforestation; desertification

Spain is also exposed to oil pollution from tankers which travel the shipping routes
near the nation's shores. Spain's cities produce about 13.8 million tons of solid waste
per year. Industrial and agricultural sources contribute to the nation's water pollution
problem. The most affected areas of Spain are: Southern Huelva. The River Nervion.
Areas such as Galicia

Extensive forests are now limited to northern Spain because of centuries of unplanned
cutting. Fires cause a loss of 700,000 to 1,000,000 hectares of forestland each year.
With more than 8,500 plant species, Spain has the richest vegetation in Europe.

However, the government has begun a reforestation project. An average of 92,000

hectares (227,000 acres) are forested annually. Erosion affects 18% of the total land
mass of Spain.

Air pollution is also a problem in Spain. In 2006, Industrial carbon dioxide emissions
totaled 223.2 million metric tons (1 metric ton = about 2,200 pounds), ranking Spain
20th worse pollution compared to the other nations of the world.

Spain cities are known for their noise levels. In fact Spain is recognized as one of the
nosiest countries in Europe.

PROTECTING THE
ENVIRONMENT
Here are some things that Spain is doing to protect the
environment:

Creating more forests by planting new autochthonous trees

Preventing erosion and desertification by modernizing irrigation
systems
Improving forest fire prevention and control
Encouraging people to use public transport, reuse goods and recycle
waste
Increasing the number of protected areas like national parks
To avoid noise pollution outdoor activities are banned by the Spanish
government by charging fines to those who are engaged in such
behavior.

Conclusion

Spain has a powerful network of infrastructures, placed among the worlds top 10
countries with the best quality in the field. 4 countries with the best quality in
the field of technology.

Expenditure on innovation as a % of firm revenues has risen over the last four
years.

Helping small innovative companies to grow and increasing the innovativeness of

larger firms.

Spain cities are known for their noise levels. In fact Spain is recognized as one of
the noisiest countries in Europe.

Spain is also exposed to oil pollution from tankers which travel the shipping
routes near the nation's shores.

To avoid noise pollution outdoor activities are banned by the Spanish government
by charging fines to those who are engaged in such behavior.

Spain is ranked 21st out of 43 countries in the Europe region, and its overall score
is above the
world average.

EU members have a 1.0 percent average tariff rate.

Spains economy picked up pace in the first quarter of 2015 and recorded the
largest expansion in eight years.