The Kingdom of Spain, commonly known as Spain, is located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, bordered by Portugal, France and Andorra, with coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Its capital, Madrid, is the seat of government. Spain is a unitary state with a parliamentary system and a constitutional monarchy. 

Spain is party to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees, the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. The Common European Asylum System developed by the European Union applies to Spain.