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  2. NUTS statistical regions of Spain - Wikipedia

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    Overview map of EU Countries - NUTS level 1. ESPANA - NUTS level 2 [permanent dead link ‍] ESPANA - NUTS level 3 [permanent dead link ‍] Correspondence between the NUTS levels and the national administrative units; List of current NUTS codes. Download current NUTS codes (ODS format) Provinces of Spain, Statoids.com

  3. List of countries and territories where Spanish is an ...

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    Ñ-shaped animation showing flags of some countries and territories where Spanish is spoken. Spanish is the official language (either by law or de facto) in 20 sovereign states (including Equatorial Guinea, where it is official but not a native language), one dependent territory, and one partially recognized state, totaling around 442 million people.

  4. Polvorón - Wikipedia

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    Mantecado is a name for a variety of Spanish shortbreads that includes the polvorón.The names are often synonymous, but not all mantecados are polvorones.The name mantecado comes from manteca (), usually the fat of Iberian pig (cerdo ibérico), with which they are made, while the name polvorón is based on the fact that these cakes crumble easily into a kind of dust in the hand or the mouth.

  5. Spanish profanity - Wikipedia

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    The less extreme meaning, which is used in most Spanish-speaking countries, translates more or less as "jackass". The term, however, has highly offensive connotations in Puerto Rico. An older usage was in reference to a man who is in denial about being cheated (for example, by his wife).

  6. List of country names in various languages (A–C) - Wikipedia

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    Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Countries are listed alphabetically by their most common name in English. Each English name is followed by its most common equivalents in other languages, listed in English alphabetical order (ignoring accents) by name and by language.

  7. Spanish language - Wikipedia

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    Due to its proximity to Spanish-speaking countries and small existing native Spanish speaking minority, Trinidad and Tobago has implemented Spanish language teaching into its education system. The Trinidadian and Tobagonian government launched the Spanish as a First Foreign Language (SAFFL) initiative in March 2005. [47]

  8. Brazil nut - Wikipedia

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    In various Spanish-speaking countries of South America, Brazil nuts are called castañas de Brasil, nuez de Brasil, or castañas de Pará (or Para). [ 2 ] [ 9 ] In North America, as early as 1896, Brazil nuts were sometimes known by the slang term " nigger toes", [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] a vulgarity that fell out of use after the racial slur became ...

  9. Etiquette in Latin America - Wikipedia

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    Although tied more closely to France than to Spain or Portugal, the etiquette regarding Haiti is similar to other Latin American countries. [8]Haitians take proper behavior seriously and this includes good manners, clean appearances at all times, a moderate tone in one's speech, and avoidance of any profanity or public "scenes", as these are all important indicators of one's social class.