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General info about Spain
General Info About Spain Geography
If you are planning your trip to Spain then you must be interested to know about the general info about Spain. Spain is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, in the east the Mediterranean Sea and Balearic Island, in the northwest and southwest the Atlantic Ocean, in the south as the Golfo de Cadiz and in the north as the Bay of Biscay.
General Information About Spain
Spain official name is the Kingdom of Spain; the Spain government is Parliamentary monarchy where King is the head of the state and prime minister “President of the Government” is the head of the government. Spain capital city is Madrid and home to the Royal Palace and Prado Museum. Spain populations is about 47, 909, 753. Spain official languages are Spanish, Catalan, Galician and Basque. Spain official currency is Euro (symbol €) since 2002, same as the other European countries such as Germany, France, Austria, Ireland, Belgium, Greece, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Portugal, Finland, Estonia, Italy, Slovenia, Slovakia, Lithuania, and Latvia.
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General info about Spain History
Spain has been ruled by many Empires over the centuries, by the B.C. the Roman Empire conquered and left the significant impact on the Spain Culture, the Visigoths Rulers came and fought with Romans and driven them away and in A D 711 Muslim from Africa invaded Spain and conquered most of Spain. Islamic culture spread across Spain and the new crops, irrigation systems, trading, mathematics, medicine and philosophy introduced by Muslim Rulers, this is the golden age of the Islamic rule in Spain. In 1492 Christian kingdoms in northern Spain conquered the Muslims and spread the Catholic religion across Spain. The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile united the two kingdoms and finally led to the creation of Spain.
Facts About Spain Traditions & Festivals
There are some facts about Spain traditions, cultures, customs and festivals which are best known in Spain. Spain Fiestas and Traditions such as Flamenco, Bullfights and the most popular event Running of Bulls, and Tapas, whoever comes to Spain wants to try Tapas, which is a way of eating food in small portions of many Spain’s traditional dishes, one of the most famous traditions of Spain.
Other General Information About Spain
You can get more general info about Spain culture, society, languages, history, climate, festivals, population, customs, etiquettes, manners and protocols etc from any Spain travel guide or online website.
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