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Map of Spain
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MAP OF SPAIN
Spain
Once away from the holiday costas, you could only be in Spain. In the cities, narrow twisting old streets suddenly open out to views of daring modern architecture, while spit-and-sawdust bars serving wine from the barrel rub shoulders with blaring, glaring discos.
Travel is easy, accommodation plentiful, the climate benign, the people relaxed, the beaches long and sandy, the food and drink easy to come by and full of regional variety. More than 50 million foreigners a year visit Spain, yet you can also travel for days and hear nothing but Spanish.
Geographically, Spain's diversity is immense. There are endless tracts of wild and crinkled sierra to explore, as well as some spectacularly rugged stretches of coast between the beaches.
Culturally, the country is littered with superb old buildings, from Roman aqueducts and Islamic palaces to Gothic cathedrals. Almost every second village has a medieval castle. Spain has been the home of some of the world's great artists - El Greco, Velázquez, Goya, Dalí, Picasso - and has museums and galleries to match. The country vibrates with music of every kind - from the drama of flamenco to the melancholy lyricism of the Celtic music and gaitas (bagpipes) of the northwest.
Full country name: Kingdom of Spain
Area: 504,782 sq km
Population: 40.21 million
Capital City: Madrid (pop 3.1 million)
People: Spaniards (though Catalans and Basques display a fierce independent spirit)
Language: Spanish; Castilian, Catalan, Basque, Gallegan
Religion: 90% Roman Catholic
Government: parliamentary monarchy
Head of State: King Juan Carlos
Head of Government: Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
GDP: US$850.7 billion
GDP per capita: US$21,200
Annual Growth: 4%
Inflation: 2.9%
Major Industries: textiles & apparel, food & beverages, metals, chemicals, shipbuilding, tourism
Major Trading Partners: EU (especially France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, UK, Benelux), US
Member of EU: Yes
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