Which country or map area contains Alicante?
Alicante is shown within Spain in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Spain
- Region name
- Alicante
- Approximate latitude
- 38.4° north
- Approximate longitude
- 0.4° west
- Country capital
- Madrid
- Country currency
- Euro
- World region
- Southern Europe
Quick answers about Alicante
What kind of place is Alicante?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Alicante on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 38.4° north latitude and 0.4° west longitude.
What is the capital of Spain?
The country capital is Madrid.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.