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Geographical map of Spain Map of Spain (Instituto Geográfico Nacional, 2000) Map of Spain and Portugal, Corrected and Augmented from the Map Published by D. Tomas Lopez, 1810. Spain is a country located in southwestern Europe occupying most (about 82 percent) of the Iberian Peninsula .
De facto [ 26] Saharan Spanish. Notes: ^ In Spain, Spanish is the sole official language at the national level, while Basque, Catalan / Valencian, Aranese, and Galician are co-official alongside Spanish in certain regions. ^ In Ecuador, Spanish is the sole official language at the national level while the Kichwa (Northern Quechua) and Shuar ...
Topographic map of Spain (excluding Canary Islands) At 505,992 km 2 (195,365 sq mi), Spain is the world's fifty-first largest country and Europe's fourth largest country. It is some 47,000 km 2 (18,000 sq mi) smaller than France.
The Iberian Peninsula (IPA: / aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə n /), [a] also known as Iberia, [b] is a peninsula in south-western Europe, defining the westernmost edge of Eurasia.Separated from the rest of the European landmass by the Pyrenees, it includes the territories of Peninsular Spain [c] and Continental Portugal, comprising most of the region, as well as the tiny adjuncts of Andorra, the British ...
001 – World. Latin America often refers to the regions in the Americas in which Romance languages are the main languages and the culture and Empires of its peoples have had significant historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural impact. It is "commonly used to describe South America (with the exception of Suriname, Guyana and the Falkland ...
Gibraltar 1 km, not recognized by Spain. Coastline: 4,964 km. Population of Spain: 48,797,875 (July 2024) - 30th most populous country. Area of Spain: 504,030 km 2. Second largest country in Western Europe (behind France) Altitude: Average altitude: 650 m. Rank: second highest country in Europe (behind Switzerland)
The Spanish Empire, [ b] sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy[ c] or the Catholic Monarchy, [ d][ 4][ 5][ 6] was a colonial empire that existed between 1492 and 1976. [ 7][ 8] In conjunction with the Portuguese Empire, it ushered in the European Age of Discovery. It achieved a global scale, [ 9] controlling vast portions of the ...
List of countries in the Mediterranean Basin. Below is the list of the countries and territories in the biogeographical Mediterranean Basin . Southern Europe. Spain [ 4] Gibraltar [ 4] ( British Overseas Territory) France [ 4] Monaco [ 4] Italy [ 4] Malta [ 4]