Spain

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We live in Spain, a very nice country in the south west of Europe. Madrid is the capital city of the country.

Spain is integrated by 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities. Autonomous communities are integrated by provinces, of which there are 50 in total.

SOME INFORMATION

•POPULATION: Spain has nearly 47,000.000 inhabitants.

•LANGUAGES: Spanish is the official language in the whole country but there are other recognised regional languages:

BasqueCatalanGalician

•We have a Parliamentary Monarchy

• HISTORY: We are a mixture of cultures.

GEOGRAPHY

Mainland Spain is a mountainous country, dominated by high plateaus and mountain chains. The highest peak, the 3,478 m high Mulhacén, located in Sierra Nevada, is the highest elevation in the Iberian Peninsula. But the highest point in Spain is The Teide, 3,718-metres, in the Canary Islands.

There are several major rivers in Spain such as the Tajo (Tagus), the Ebro, the Duero(Douro), the Guadiana and the Guadalquivir

Some of our landmarks

Guggenheim museum, by Frank Ghery in Bilbao

Sagrada Familia, by Gaudí.Modernist Art. Barcelona

Agbar Tower, by Jean Nouvel, in Barcelona

The windmills in La Mancha

The Bellver Castle, in Mallorca, our island

Acueducto de Segovia. Roman aqueduct

Roman theatre in Merida

La Alhambra, Granada.Islam.