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Spain is located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula (map). It borders:
- south and east to the Mediterranean Sea (except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar)
- north to France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay;
- northwest and west to the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal.
Spain is the second largest country in Europe on the teritory. It includes also the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean (off the African coast), and two autonomous cities in North Africa - Ceuta and Melilla, that border Morocco.
The first-level of political divisions of Kingdom of Spain are the autonomous communities. Spain is divided to 17 autonomous communities. Each autonomous community consists of provinces and each province of municipalities (with towns and villages). The communities of Asturias, Cantabria, La Rioja, the Balearic Islands, Madrid, Murcia and Navarre, having been granted autonomy as single-provinces for historical reasons
The capital city is Madrid. Other large Spanish cities are Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla, Zaragoza, Malaga, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Bilbao, Murcia, Valladolid, Cordoba, Palma de Mallorca, Vigo, Alicante, Gijon, etc.
Spain is the second largest country in Europe on the teritory. It includes also the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean (off the African coast), and two autonomous cities in North Africa - Ceuta and Melilla, that border Morocco.
The first-level of political divisions of Kingdom of Spain are the autonomous communities. Spain is divided to 17 autonomous communities. Each autonomous community consists of provinces and each province of municipalities (with towns and villages). The communities of Asturias, Cantabria, La Rioja, the Balearic Islands, Madrid, Murcia and Navarre, having been granted autonomy as single-provinces for historical reasons
The capital city is Madrid. Other large Spanish cities are Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla, Zaragoza, Malaga, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Bilbao, Murcia, Valladolid, Cordoba, Palma de Mallorca, Vigo, Alicante, Gijon, etc.
General Facts about Spain
Longtitude: -4.04296875
Latitude: 39.7747694853
Postal code : ES >>
Area size: 504030.00km2 >>
Population: 46661950 inhabitants >>
International phone code: ++34 xxx xxx xxx
Places of Interest when visit Spain
- Palace Alhambra (municipality Granada; category: Palace; satellite view >>)
- Cabarceno wildlife park (municipality Penagos; category: ZOO; satellite view >>)
- Cadiz Cathedral (municipality Cadiz; category: Cathedral; satellite view >>)
- Cuenca cathedral Our Lady of Grace (municipality Cuenca; category: Cathedral; satellite view >>)
- Alcazar de Toledo (municipality Toledo; category: Fortress; satellite view >>)
- Toledo Cathedral (municipality Toledo; category: Cathedral; satellite view >>)
- Cathedral of Seville (municipality Seville; category: Cathedral; satellite view >>)
- Museum Guggenheim Bilbao (municipality Bilbao; category: Museum; satellite view >>)
- Running of Bulls event (July, 7th) (municipality Pamplona; category: Events & Festivals;)
- Cathedral La Sagrada Familia (municipality Barcelona; category: Cathedral; satellite view >>)
- Museum of Pablo Picasso (municipality Malaga; category: Museum;)
- Biblbao Museum of Fine Art (municipality Bilbao; category: Museum;)
- Hidropark Alcudia (municipality Alcudia; category: Aquapark; satellite view >>)
- The Carnival (end of February) (municipality Santa Cruz de Tenerife; category: Events & Festivals;)
- Bahia Aquapark (municipality Algeciras; category: Aquapark; satellite view >>)
- Llane Gran Beach (municipality Cadaques; category: Beach resort;)
- Santa Maria Church (municipality Cadaques; category: Church;)
- The Tossa Beach (municipality Tossa de Mar; category: Beach resort; satellite view >>)
- Beach Playa Santa Cristina (municipality Blanes; category: Beach resort; satellite view >>)
- Cala D`en Trons Beach (municipality Lloret de Mar; category: Beach resort; satellite view >>)
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