Madrid, colloquially is the capital and largest city of Spain It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-most populous in the European Union after Paris and London.

The city is located on the river Manzanares in the centre of both the country and the Community of Madrid this community is bordered by the autonomous communities of Castile and León and Castile-La Mancha.