Largest World Countries: spain
Spain pronounced spe n 160 listen spayn Spanish Espa a pronounced 160 Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar to the north by France Andorra and the Bay of Biscay and to the northwest and west by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal Spanish territory also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast and two autonomous cities in North Africa Ceuta and Melilla that border Morocco With an area of 504 030 160 km Spain is the second largest country in Western Europe and the European Union after France Since January 1 2010 Spain has held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union Because of its location the territory of Spain was subject to many external influences often simultaneously since prehistoric times and through the dawn of Spain as a country Conversely the country itself has been an…Read More about spain at WikiPedia
Latest spain Frequently Asked Questions:
Im planning to go on holiday in the beginning of july, and im not sure what part of spain to go to. Im 16 years old and im going with my mum so we want to go somewhere for the heat and beaches. Any ideas ? Thanks xx
Answer:THE COSTA DEL SOL FOR SURE.................... best beaches, best bar/restaurants/clubs, excellent train/bus/taxis services, plenty to do.... markets, amusements parks, zoos, shops, Puerto Banus, mix with the rich and famous, Benalmadena Marina (port) get a boat to and from Fuengirola for a mini cruise................. I could go on, come on get your tickets booked!! have nice trip!
I have the opportunity to go to spain with my class over the summer. I was wondering if I should go. I would like the opinion of someone not from spain but has been before.
Answer:I love Spain. Go if you can.
How did Spain contribute to the conquest of the worlds oceans?
Answer:Spain financed Columbus's voyages. Spain's conquest of America was, I suppose, also a conquest of the Atlantic ocean and even the Pacific in so far as the Pacific surrounds the Americas.
as we know we seen many spanish nations that want their independence from the Kingdom of Spain, mostly we seen this movement by Catalunya and Basque. Do you think this movement from independence will at the end lead to their independence? If it does, what impact will it have on Spain and on these nations?
Answer:Neither Cataluña nor the Vascongada nor Galicia ever were a nation i the sense of state. Cataluña was part of the the Crown of Aragón and the other two belonged always (nearly) to the crown of Castilla. All of them were only different in their way to speak. Both Catalan y Gallego are descending from Latin like Castillano (Spanish). Euskera (Bask language) was up to about 1850 only spoken in the villages. With the romanticism it was revived and brought back to a larger scale. If they leave the Spanish state, they will be automatically be so called 3rd states to the European Union (like India or Burkina Faso) with tax borders around them. This will hurt their business (the main reason for their dream of independence) badly. Then they have to prove that their inflation rate will meet the standards of the EU. And after that all of the EU-members will have to agree to their acceptance into the EU. But, because both Cataluña and Vascongada claim also French territories, it will not be sure that the other EU embers will accept such behavior. I really doubt that those 3 will separate from Spain. They use it as kind of pressure against the government in Madrid to get more rights and money than the rest of Spain.
I am doing a project on Juan Ponce de Leon and i don't know who were the rulers of Spain during the age of exploration. And i dnt know anythin bout spain so yeah.PLEASE HELP ME.
Answer:Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile ( Colombus time 1492)