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    Spain: Country Located in Extreme Southwestern Europe. It Occupies About 85 Percent of The Iberian

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    Spain is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It shares the peninsula with Portugal. Spain has a diverse geography and culture, with influences from many groups that have invaded and inhabited the region over time, including the Romans who left a lasting legacy. Today, Spain has 17 autonomous communities and is known for its historic cities and landmarks, beaches, and internationally renowned tourism industry.

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    Spain: Country Located in Extreme Southwestern Europe. It Occupies About 85 Percent of The Iberian

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    Spain is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It shares the peninsula with Portugal. Spain has a diverse geography and culture, with influences from many groups that have invaded and inhabited the region over time, including the Romans who left a lasting legacy. Today, Spain has 17 autonomous communities and is known for its historic cities and landmarks, beaches, and internationally renowned tourism industry.

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    Spain is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It shares the peninsula with Portugal. Spain has a diverse geography and culture, with influences from many groups that have invaded and inhabited the region over time, including the Romans who left a lasting legacy. Today, Spain has 17 autonomous communities and is known for its historic cities and landmarks, beaches, and internationally renowned tourism industry.

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    Spain: Country Located in Extreme Southwestern Europe. It Occupies About 85 Percent of The Iberian

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    Spain is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It shares the peninsula with Portugal. Spain has a diverse geography and culture, with influences from many groups that have invaded and inhabited the region over time, including the Romans who left a lasting legacy. Today, Spain has 17 autonomous communities and is known for its historic cities and landmarks, beaches, and internationally renowned tourism industry.

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    Spain: country located in extreme southwestern Europe.

    It occupies about 85 percent of the Iberian


    Peninsula, which it shares with its smaller neighbor Portugal. Spain is a storied country of stone
    castles, snowcapped mountains, vast monuments, and sophisticated cities, all of which have made it
    a favored travel destination. Spain has been invaded and inhabited by many different peoples. As in
    much of western Europe, the culture of Spain was marked decisively by the period of Roman rule.
    In language, religion, even architectural traditions, the Romans left a lasting legacy. The peninsula
    was originally settled by groups from North Africa and western Europe The country is geographically
    and culturally diverse. Spanish language: Spanish is also known (particularly in Latin America, but
    increasingly in Spain itself) as Castilian, after the dialect from which modern standard Spanish
    developed. Castile (region, Spain). With an area of 505,990 km2 (195,360 sq mi), Spain is the largest
    country in Southern Europe, the second-largest country in Western Europe and the European Union,
    and the fourth-largest country by area on the European continent. With a population exceeding 47.3
    million, Spain is the sixth-most populous country in
    Europe, and the fourth-most populous country in the
    European Union. Spain's capital and largest city is
    Madrid; other major urban areas include Barcelona,
    Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza, Málaga, Murcia, Palma
    de Mallorca, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Bilbao.
    Spain is now composed of 17 autonomous
    communities and two autonomous cities with varying
    A bullfight during the Fiesta de degrees of autonomy thanks to its Constitution, which
    San Fermín in Pamplona, Spain. nevertheless explicitly states the indivisible unity of
    the Spanish nation. The constitution also specifies that
    Spain has no state religion and that all are free to practice and believe as
    they wish. The Spanish administration approved the Gender Equality Act
    in 2007 aimed at furthering equality between genders in Spanish political
    and economic life. In 2017, Spain was the second most visited country
    in the world, recording 82 million tourists which marked the fifth
    consecutive year of record-beating numbers.[180] The headquarters of
    the World Tourism Organization are located in Madrid. Spain's
    geographic location, popular coastlines, diverse landscapes, historical
    legacy, vibrant culture, and excellent infrastructure has made the country's international tourist industry among
    the largest in the world. Roman Catholicism, which has a long history in Spain, remains the dominant religion.
    Although it no longer has official status by law, in all public schools in Spain students have to choose either a
    religion or ethics class.
    Spanish cuisine consists of a great variety of dishes which stem from differences in geography, culture and
    climate. It is heavily influenced by seafood available from the waters that surround the country, and reflects the
    country's deep Mediterranean roots.

    Gazpacho Tortilla Española

    Croquetas pisto

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