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My country:. Spain. Geographic situation. Spain is located in the Iberian Peninsula, in the southwest of Europe. It has 4,964 km of coast and two archipelagos, Canarias and Baleares. It has a total surface of 504,705 km ², including 499,542 km² of land and 5,240 km² of water. Its frontiers are:
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My country: Spain
Geographic situation • Spain is located in the Iberian Peninsula, in the southwest of Europe.It has 4,964 km of coast and two archipelagos, Canarias and Baleares. It has a total surface of 504,705 km², including 499,542 km² of land and 5,240 km² of water. Its frontiers are: • Portugal: 1,214 km • France: 623 km • Andorra: 63.7 km • Gibraltar: 1.2 km • Marruecos (Ceuta and Melilla): 15.9 km
Macizo Galaico Pirineos Cordillera Cantábrica MESETA Sistema Ibérico Cadena Costero-Catalana Sistema Central CENTRAL Sierra Morena Cordilleras Béticas
The islands The Canarias archipelago is in the west of Africa. There are 7 islands. It has a particular weather very different from the weather in the peninsula. El Teide (3,718m) is the highest mountain in Spain, and it is in Tenerife, the capital of Canarias. El Teide is a volcano, and Canarias are the result of Teide’s magma eruptions, but now the volcano is inactive. Baleares islands are in the Mediterranean Sea. There are only 3 islands. The highest mountain is in Mallorca, and it is just 1,445m high. The other two islands are nearly plain, with a maximum altitude of 450m. The weather is the same than in the peninsula.
History Spain has been occupied by many different peoples, including Celtics, Muslims, Romans and Visigoths. Nowadays, Spain still conserves many buildings from former civilizations.
Time line 200 B.C. :Roman Empire breaks into the peninsula. 416 a.D. :Visigoths conquer the peninsula and expel the Romans. 711 :Muslims arrive in the peninsula and defeat the Visigoths. 1492 :The last Muslims are exiled. Cristóbal Colón comes back from America. 1898 :The last Spanish colonies in America get independence. 1978 :Current Spanish constitution is approved under reign of Juan Carlos I 1986 :Spain enters the European Economic community.
Economy Spain has a GDP of 980,954 millions of euros, and a GDP per habitant of 22,152€. The main energy source are the fossil fuels (48.23%), followed by the nuclear energy (31.23%). The rate of unemployment is only of 7.95%. (Left – table and graph of GDP percentage. Up – graph of workers in each sector.
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The Region of Murcia is the largest producer of fruits, vegetables and flowers in Europe; and has got some important vine yards.
Easter in Murcia THE PROCESSIONS
Cartagena is an ancient city, located in the south-east of Spain
S. III B.C. Hasdrubal Barca founds Quart Hadast as a commercial site and capital of the new Carthaginian expansion in the Iberian Peninsula 209 B.C. Publius Cornelius Scipio arrives at the Carthaginian bastion, conquering it for Rome. It will be called Cartago Nova and its capture will be key in taking possession of the rest of Hispania. S. VI A.D. It temporarilly becomes the capital of the Byzantine Empire in Hispania, being named Cartago Spartaria. After the Muslim arrival and their conquest, it will become a Muslim city with a mosque, integrated in the Tudmir cora, changing its name to Medina de Qartyanna al-Halfa. S. XIII, XIV and XV It was reconquered and christianized, being characterized by its small population due to the epidemics caused by the many diseases coming from the dry lagoon. Most of its population will travel north, settling in the area of Murcia, still in the process of being founded.
