Spain
Kingdom of Spain
España
CAPITAL: Madrid
FLAG: The national flag, adopted in 1785, consists of three horizontal stripes: a yellow one—equal in size to the other two combined—...
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Spain
Spain is located in the southwest of Europe. Its territory extends to most of the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, the Canary Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean...
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Spain
POPULATION 40,077,100ROMAN CATHOLIC 82.1 percentOTHER 2.0 percentNONE 14.6 percentUNKNOWN 1.3 percent
Country Overview
Introduction
The Kingdom of Spain, located on the Iberian Peninsula in...
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Europe's geographical features have shaped the developments of its many nations and states. The long mountain chains in Europe divide the continent into five peninsulas, and prove that they are just...
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Bring the world a little closer with these multicultural books. An excellent way for students to appreciate and learn cultural diversity in an exciting hands-on format. Each book explores the histo...
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Area: 504,645 sq km (194,845 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 44,561,000Capital:
Madrid
Chief of state: King Juan
Carlos I
Head of government:
Prime Minister
José Luis Rodríguez
Zapatero
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Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi began his first official trip to Spain Saturday with a private visit to a luxury country resort hotel after arriving from France where he sealed business deals worth b...
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It's been a messy summer in Spain: a blackout in Barcelona, an oil spill in the Mediterranean and giant schools of jellyfish lurking off beaches packed with vacationers.Now comes another woe: milli...
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There have been many lowlights in the three-year chill between the Bush administration and Spain's Socialist government, foremost among them Madrid's decision to pull its troops out of Iraq, and se...
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Morocco announced it was recalling its ambassador from Spain in response to a planned visit to the North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla by Spain's king and queen. A look at the history behin...
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Morocco recalled its ambassador from Spain on Friday after what it called a regrettable plan by Spain's king and queen to visit two Spanish enclaves in North Africa that are claimed by Morocco.King...
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Spain on Thursday sought to end an escalating dispute with Venezuela that started when Spanish King Juan Carlos told Venezuela's president to "shut up" during bad-tempered exchanges at a summit mee...
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