SPAIN

Spain occupies 85% of the Iberian Peninsula, which it shares with Portugal, in southwest Europe. Africa is less than 10 mi (16 km) south at the Strait of Gibraltar. A broad central plateau slopes to the south and east, crossed by a series of mountain ranges and river valleys.

Location

Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France.

Geography

Strategic location along approaches to Strait of Gibraltar .

Capital

Madrid

Climate

Temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast.

Language

Castilian Spanish 74%
Catalan 17%
Galician 7%
Basque 2%;

Monetary Unit

euro (EUR)

Largest Cities

Madrid
Barcelona
Valencia
Sevilla
Zaragoza
Malaga
Murcia
Las Palmas
Bilbao
Palma
Valladolid
Cordoba
Vigo
Alacant
Gijon
Granada
A Coruna
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Vitoria
Oviedo
Elx
Iruna
Jerez
Santander
Cartagena
Donostia
Almeria
Burgos
Salamanca
Albacete
Castello
Huelva
Cadiz
Badajoz
Leon
Logrono
San Cristobal de la Laguna
Tarragona
Jaen
Lleida
Marbella
Ourense
Algeciras

Principal rivers

Tajog
Ebro
Duero
Guadalquivir
Guadiana

Places to Visit

Madrid
Barcelona
Valencia
Granadas Alhambra
Seville

Airports

Alicante Airport
Almeria Airport
Asturias Airport
Badajoz Talaveral Airport
Barcelona Airport
Bilbao Sondica Airport
Cordoba Airport
Fuerteventura Airport
Gerona Costabrava Airport
Gran Canaria Airport
Granada Airport
Ibiza Airport
Jerez De La Frontera La Parra Airport
La Coruna Airport
Lanzarote Airport
Madrid Barajas Airport
Madrid Torrejon AFB Airport
Malaga Airport
Melilla Tahuima Airport
Menorca Airport
Murcia San Javier Airport
Palma Airport
Pamplona Noain Airport
Puerto La Cruz Airport
Reus Airport
Salamanca Matacan Airport
San Sebastian Fuenteraba Airport
Santa Cruz La Palma La Palma Airport
Santander Airport
Santiago De Compostela Airport
Seo De Urgel De La Seu Airport
Seville San Pablo Airport
Tenerife N Losrodeo Airport
Tenerife Reinasofia Airport
Torremolinos Airport
Valencia Airport
Valladolid Airport
Valverde Hierro Airport
Vigo Airport
Vitoria Airport
Zaragoza Airport