Dive Spain and its Islands !

Localisation: Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France
Coordonnées géographiques: 40° 0' N, 4° 0' W
Côte: 4,964 km km
Climat: temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast
Relief: strategic location along approaches to Strait of Gibraltar
Sommets: highest point: Pico de Teide (Tenerife) on Canary Islands 3,718 m
Risques naturels: periodic droughts
Monnaie: euro (EUR)
Population: 40,341,462 (July 2005 est.)
Langues: Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%; note - Castilian is the official language nationwide; the other languages are official regionally
Capitale: Madrid
Découpage administratif: 17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular - comunidad autonoma) and 2 autonomous cities* (ciudades autonomas, singular - ciudad autonoma); Andalucia, Aragon, Asturias, Baleares (Balearic Islands), Ceuta*, Canarias (Canary Islands), Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y Leon, Cataluna, Comunidad Valenciana, Extremadura, Galicia, La Rioja, Madrid, Melilla*, Murcia, Navarra, Pais Vasco (Basque Country)

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