SPAIN

Spain's capital
is MADRID.
Major attractions

Salvador Dalí Theater-Museum

in Figueres
• Population - 46 661 950
• Size - 504 645 km²
• Language(s)
• Spanish Constitution , the state official language in the Spanish
language, which is "all Spaniards have the duty and the right to
know how to use."
• Politics - parliamentary monarchy
Religion

• The country's main religion is Roman Catholicism

• About 76% of Hispanic considers himself a Catholic
• about 2% follow any other religion
• 19% consider themselves to be atheist
• 22% of Spain's population goes some type of religious service for at least once a
month
• Approximately 50 000 people belongs to the Protestant denominations and
20,000 are Mormons
• Evangelism is more common in black children in the community; the pastors of
the church music woven his flamenco . Evangelism is a bit more than the
Jehovah's Witnesses (who is 105, 000)
• Recent immigration has increased Muslim numbers - they are about a million
Food

• Basically fish and seafood

• potato omlette - tortilla de

patatas
Music

• Flamenco – It means
song, dance, quitar
Flag and its meaning

• Spanis flag is meaning

red-golden
The sun, wine, oranges, football,

Culture

• Corrida - Bullfight is very

caracteristic

• Flamenco

• The sun, wine, oranges,

football
 History

• The 16th century was the Spanish conquest, due to their America the most
powerful big country . In the following centuries, Spain was in its development
of several other European countries behind.
• 8th century conquered in a short period of time ( 711 - 718 ), almost all of the
Iberian peninsula, mainly Berber Muslims (Moors) from North Africa
• Over time, large Moorish settlements occurred - especially in the Guadalquivir
River valley, Valencia rannikuplatool and later in the hilly area of Granada.
• In modern Spain and the Spanish Empire was the start of Aragon, Castile,
Leon and Navarre kingdom of the southern part of the integration.
• This period are the Italian Wars, the Dutch revolt , and military actions of the
Ottoman state against the Anglo-Spanish war and the war with France.
 History

• The 18th century saw a gradual recovery and increasing prosperity. The new
Bourbon monarchy drew on the French - modernized administration and the
economy. Towards the end of the century trade finally began to grow strongly. And
because of this, the British sent reinforcements to Spain when the British
colonies the American War of Independence during rebelled, got back to his Spanish
international position.
• Spain signed a 1795 peace with France
• The 20th century brought little peace
• The bitterly fought against the will of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
• After the Second World War was held in Spain, which was already a political and
economic isolation, the United Nations from 1955 until the year away.
• On 1 January 2002 ended the Spanish unit of currency to its historic peseta use and
replaced it with the euro . This was accompanied by the rapid economic
modernization.
 History

• March 11, 2004 exploded in the Madrid subway bombing the entire
series. The terror was killed 191 people and wounded 1,460.
Famous people from the country

• El Greco -
Spanish Renaissance painter, sculptor and architect.
Famous people from the
country
Almeria city is located 30 km north of Tabernase Desert - the only European side of the desert.
Almeria city is located 30 km north of Tabernase Desert - the only European side of the desert.
Almeria city is located 30 km north of Tabernase Desert - the only European side of the desert.

Nature & wildlife

•
The average temperature in the northern and central part of the January
8-10 degrees, 18-24 August. In the south, according to the 10-12 degrees
and 24-26 degrees in the summer.

• This region is characterized by pampering the sun that shines and warms
up for at least 300 days a year.
•
Cabo de Gata - The wonderful nature park in southeast Spain in
Andalusia is the largest coastal reserve. Almost 50,000 hectares of
expansive park runs along the coast 63 kilometers. Wildlife homeless
several other interesting animals and birds, such as flamingos and rare
species of plants grow there.