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I am new to programming and I am trying to learn, so I am trying to write something. But there is this error saying: expected ';' BEFORE number constant. Does anyone know why? Thanks. As I said I am new to programming so do not be amazed at my extremly simple code :D 

struct Country{
    char name[50];
    char capital[50];
    char statehead[50];
    int pop;
double area;
};

int main(){

    struct Country stat1;
    stat1.area = 78 866.2;
    stat1.pop = 10 560 000;
    strcpy( stat1.name, "Ceska republika");
    strcpy( stat1.capital, "Praha");
    strcpy( stat1.statehead, "MilosZeman");

    printf("%d", stat1.area);

    return 0;
}
Kapitan B.
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  • A beginners C book is urgently needed. You cant code before you learn the basics. – 0___________ Oct 05 '18 at 16:38
  • Possible duplicate of [Why does the C parser not allow spaces between the digits of an integer literal?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7696312/why-does-the-c-parser-not-allow-spaces-between-the-digits-of-an-integer-literal) – Joseph Sible-Reinstate Monica Oct 08 '18 at 01:36

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The problem is here:

stat1.area = 78 866.2;
stat1.pop = 10 560 000;

Numbers should not contain spaces, so just remove them and the code should compile.

If you are actually writing C++ code (version 14 or later) you may use digit separators (in floating point or integer number literals) to group them such they are nicely readable:

stat1.area = 78'866.2;
stat1.pop = 10'560'000;
Hero Wanders
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  • Oh my god, I did not notice that :D. Many Thanks. – Kapitan B. Oct 05 '18 at 16:30
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