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 * **Currency**
 * **Major cultural traditions (holidays/foods etc..)**
 * **Climate**
 * **Population**
 * **Geography**
 * **Major Resources**
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__Location__ Spain is located in southwestern europe. There is a very small country located in the west of Spain called Portugal. Spain is surounded by the Atlantic Ocean. Its capital is Madrid, Madrid is located in th emiddle of Spain.Spain's bordering countries are Algeria and France.Spaain is 194,896 square miles. The population of Spain is 39,917,000. [|CX3410100231&docType=GALE&role=|**Spain**]. Raj S. Chari and Suvi Iltanen. [|**//Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies//**]**//.//** Ed. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. Vol. 4: //Europe//. Detroit: Gale, 2002. p431-446.Gale.com

__Government__
Spain has 50 providences. The King is the head of state. The King does not have a roll in the government. Spain has a Prime Minister instead of a president. The Prime Minister leads the government just like the president though. The parliement of Spain, called the Cortes, makes the country's laws. The cortes has a 350 member lower house called the Congress of deputies and an upper house called the senate(Like the United States) which has about 260 members. The people elect all of the deputies most of the senate. Spain also has a Supreme Court like the United States. Military service is exactly the same in Spain as it is in the U.S. They have an army, airforce and navy. Also you can voluntere for the military there just like here. Cazorla-Sánchez, Antonio. "Spain." //World Book Student.// World Book, 2010. Web. 17 Dec. 2010.Infohio.com/world book

__Lan____guage__
The official language of Spain is castilian Spanish. In different regions of Spain they speak Catalan. They also speak Euskara.

__Cultural Traditions, food and drink and sports and Religion__
People in Spain eat large amounts of seafood and drink and produce wine. They do not eat breakfast. The most popular sport in Spain is soccer. The most popular religion in Spain is Roman Catholic.The most important holiday in Spain is Holy Week. It is celebrated the week before Easter. It is celebrated with parades and other special events. The most known celebration is the fiesta which is in July. There is schools with free public education. Spain has dovens of universities.

__Climate__
Most of Spain is dry and warm throughout the year. Some of Spain has cold winters and rain though. There can be strong winds.

__Population__
The population of Spain is 39,917,000 people.

__﻿Geography__
Spain has 6 main land regions, the Meseta, the Northern Mountains, the Ebro Basin, the coastal plains, the Guadalquivir Basin and the Baleiric Islands. The northern mountains of Spain strech across the far north of Spain to the Atlantic ocean. The mountains include Galicia in the west, the Cantabrian mountains in the middle and the Pyrenees mountains on the border of Spain and France. The Meseta is Spains largest region. It is a huge, mostly dry plateau. It consists of plains broken up by hills and short mountains. In the west the Meseta does extend into Portugal. The highest mountain peak in Spain is 11,411 feet. Forests grow on the hills but not very vast. Most of Spain's major rivers are in the Meseta, including the Tagus River which flows 626 miles. Also the Guadalquivir River wich flows 400 miles. The Ebro Basin is mostly broad plains that extend along the Ebro River which is one of Spain's largest rivers stretching 565 miles out of the Northern Mountains and into the Mediterranean Sea. The coastal plains stretches along the entire Mediterranean Sea coast. It is a great farming area. The Guadalquivir Basin is in the southwestern area of Spain spreads out along the Guadalquivir River to the Atlantic Ocean. The Basin is the hottest region in the country. It is extremely hot there. The Baleiric Islands are about 50-150 miles east of Spain in the Meditarranean Sea. Five major islands make up the group and also many smaller islands. The three major and largest islands are Majorca, Minoraca and Ibizia.

__﻿Major Resources__
Spain does not have many natural resources. Most of Spain has poor soil and little rainfall which makes it hard to grow crops. The country lacks many important raw materials. One major mined resource is the iron ore found in the Cantabrian Mountains. These mountains also contain a small amount of oil. Other mined resources in Spain include copper, fluorspar, gypsum, potash and zinc.

__﻿Tourist Attractions__
Most tourists come to Spain for the warm, Meditteranean coast. Also by the art, festivals, food and castles. The Spanish government promotes tourism.

__﻿Citations__
Cazorla-Sánchez, Antonio. "Spain." //World Book Student.// World Book, 2011. Web. 2 Jan. 2011. [|CX3410100231&docType=GALE&role=|**Spain**]. Raj S. Chari and Suvi Iltanen. [|**//Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies//**]**//.//** Ed. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. Vol. 4: //Europe//. Detroit: Gale, 2002. p431-446.Gale.com

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