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Spain officially the Kingdom of Spain

Spain is a country having 192,819 sq mi of land and 47,042,984 population. The climate is warm and dry in summer and cool and wet in winter. http://www.ultimateessays.com/college-homework-help.html

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Spain officially the Kingdom of Spain

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  1. Spain

  2. Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a sovereign state located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north and northeast by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. INTRODUCTION

  3. Along with France and Morocco, it is one of only three countries to have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines. • Spain's 1,214 km (754 mi) border with Portugal is the longest uninterrupted border within the European Union.

  4. Spanish territory also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast, three exclaves in North Africa, Ceuta, Melilla, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera that border Morocco, and the islands and peñones (rocks) of Alborán, Chafarinas, Alhucemas, and Perejil. • With an area of 505,992 km2 (195,365 sq mi), Spain is the second largest country in Western Europe and the European Union, and the fifth largest country in Europe.

  5. Modern Spain is a democracy organized in the form of a parliamentary government under a constitutional monarchy. It is a developed country with the 13th largest economy in the world. It is a member of the United Nations, NATO, OECD, and WTO. Currently, the economic crisis became the major problem of the Spanish economy.

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