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Spanish passports are issued to Spanish citizens for the purpose of travel outside Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

. However, for travel solely within the European Economic Area

European Economic Area

The European Economic Area was established on 1 January 1994 following an agreement between the member states of the European Free Trade Association and the European Community, later the European Union . Specifically, it allows Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway to participate in the EU's Internal...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

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 and a number of other Europe

Europe

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an countries, Spanish citizens need only use their Spanish identity card

Spanish identity card

The Spanish national identity card is an officially recognised identification document issued to Spanish citizens. Holders of the card are entitled to travel within the European Union and also to several to other European countries, without the need to possess a Spanish passport.Spaniards are not...

. According to the "Henley Visa Restrictions Index 2011," holders of a Spanish passport can visit 170 countries without a visa, making it the 4th most advantageous passport in the world.

Types

• Ordinary Passport - Issued for ordinary travel, such as vacations and business trips
• Collective Passport - Issued for the occasion of pilgrimages, excursions and other acts of analogous nature, whenever reciprocity with the destiny country exists; its validity is limited a single trip, whose duration will not be able to exceed three months.
• Diplomatic Passport - Issued to Spanish diplomats, top ranking government officials and diplomatic couriers.
• Official Passports and on Watch - Issued to individuals representing the Spanish government on official business