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Geography of Spain



The warm and sunny South European nation of Spain, has an amazing geographical location, being surrounded mostly be water bodies and on towards the northern part, by towering mountains. While the southern part of Spain with the coasts, dazzling turquoise waters and fabulous entertainment zones provide for excellent vacation in the winter, the northern mountains prove to be great escape from the burning heat in other nations. A study of the geography of Spain will tell you exactly what makes Spain such a beloved holiday destinations with the tourists, almost through out the year. The geography of Spain also says all about the important role the nation had to play in the historical turns of events from the prehistoric times down to the modern age. Read on to know all about the geography of Spain.

Spain, a member of the European Union, is considered as one of the largest countries in the world, occupying the rank of fifty one and measures a about 504,782 km2 which is just about a little larger in size than the California, the western state of the United States of America. The capital city of the nation is Madrid, which is also the largest in Spain; the primary language spoken is Spanish, although other official languages such as Catalan, Galician, Basque and Aranese are also considered official; and has the national currency of EURO. The total population of the country counts to approximately 45,061,274 of which maximum are local Spaniards and some are expatriates.

Holding the place of being the largest country in the Iberian Peninsula followed only by Portugal and Andorra, Spain�s location of being surrounded by some of the major Southern European seas accounts for the nation�s fabulous and long coastline, which is extremely popular with the tourists from across the globe. The main landmass of Spain is has to its south and east, the Mediterranean Sea, to the north is the Bay of Biscay and to the western side of Spain lies the Atlantic Ocean with the Canary Islands. The entire territory of Spain also includes three exclaves in the Northern part of Africa and the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic and many other smaller islands which are yet unraveled and uninhabited, situated in the Strait of Gibraltar on the south. These small islands are collectively known in Spanish as Plazas de soberan�a and these include the islands of Cahfarine, isle of Albor�n, rocks of V�lez and Alhucemas and lastly, a petite island of Isla Periil. Spain also has an exclave close to the Pyrenees range known as Llivia, surrounded by the territory of France. The mainland shares its international border with Portugal on the west, the small nation of Andorra and France on the north east along the mountain range Pyrenees, Gibraltar, which is an overseas British territory, on the south and Morocco, further south in the northern part of the continent of Africa.

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