Reference Country Profiles| Spain Adds New Aircraft Carrier to Naval Fleet Spain christened the Juan Carlos I in 2008. The new aircraft carrier is said to be 12 stories high and will become home to 1200 soldiers and a maximum of 30 planes. It also is home to 20 12.7mm guns and sports its own anti missile defense system onboard. Among its uses, the ship is equipped as an emergency medical vessel complete with medical and dental facilities and has the capacity to carry 27000 tons of cargo in its hold below. |
| Law Enforcement in Spain In accord with the establishment, the organic law on law enforcement bodies defines the composition of public safety in Spain. Communal safety is the duty of the State alone, and it is the national Government's role to uphold security, in which the self-governing communities and local corporations may contribute through their own security forces. The basic structure of the law has two basic elements. |