España officially the Kingdom of Spain is a sovereign state located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwest Europe. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar, to the north and northeast by France, Andorra and the Bay of Biscay and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Along with France and Morocco, it is one of only three countries to have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines. Extending to 1,214 km (754 mi), the Portugal-Spain border is the longest uninterrupted border within the European union.
9 Facts about Spain
9 Facts about Spain
- 72% of Spain speak Spanish. The rest speak Catalan, Galician, Basque and others.
- La Tomatina is an annual festival held in Spain where thousands of people throw thousands of tomatoes at each other.
- The world’s oldest existing lighthouse is the tower of Hercules, in Spain which was erected in the first century and still operational.
- 43% of the world’s olive oil is produced in Spain.
- There is a zip wire connecting Spain and Portugal. It is 2356ft(720m) and is 60 seconds long.
- The USA has more Spanish speakers than Spain.
- Over 16,000 religious festivals across Spain are said to involve animal cruelty. About 60,000 animals die every year.
- Spain was the third most visited country in the world in 2013.
- The national anthem of Spain has no words.