{"id":838,"date":"2016-11-25T11:50:53","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T11:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/natgeokids.com?p=838"},"modified":"2020-06-02T14:40:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T14:40:00","slug":"spain-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/au\/discover\/geography\/countries\/spain-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain facts: discover the land of flamenco and fiesta!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Spain facts<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sunny beaches, fascinating culture and beautiful cities &#8211; find out about one of the world&#8217;s coolest countries with our facts about Spain!<\/h3>\n<h2>&nbsp;<ul class=\"lightslider-gallery\"><li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spain-facts-150x150.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spain-facts.jpg\"><\/li><li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spain-facts-2-150x150.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spain-facts-2.jpg\"><\/li><li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spain-facts-6-150x150.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spain-facts-6.jpg\"><\/li><\/ul><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Facts about Spain<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>OFFICIAL NAME<\/strong>: Kingdom of Spain<br \/>\n<strong>FORM OF GOVERNMENT<\/strong>: Parliamentary monarchy<br \/>\n<strong>CAPITAL<\/strong>: Madrid<br \/>\n<strong>POPULATION<\/strong>: 47, 909, 753<br \/>\n<strong>OFFICIAL LANGUAGES<\/strong>: Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque<br \/>\n<strong>MONEY<\/strong>: Euro<br \/>\n<strong>AREA<\/strong>: 505,988 square kilometres<br \/>\n<strong>MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES<\/strong>: Pyrenees, Sierra de Guadarrama, Sierra de Gredos, Sierra Nevada<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Spanish flag<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spanish-flag.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3397\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spanish-flag.jpg\" alt=\"spanish flag\" width=\"365\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spanish-flag.jpg 380w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spanish-flag-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Map of Spain<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spain-facts-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3394\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spain-facts-4.jpg\" alt=\"spain facts\" width=\"470\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spain-facts-4.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spain-facts-4-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Spain: geography and landscape<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Spain<\/strong> occupies most of Europe\u2019s <strong>Iberian Peninsula<\/strong>, stretching south from the <strong>Pyrenees Mountains<\/strong> to the <strong>Strait of Gibraltar<\/strong>, which separates Spain from Africa. To the east lies the <strong>Mediterranean Sea<\/strong> and Spain&#8221;s <strong>Balearic Islands<\/strong>. Spain also rules two cities in North Africa, Ceuta and Melilla, and the <strong>Canary Islands<\/strong> in the <strong>Atlantic Ocean<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The interior of Spain is a high, dry plateau surrounded and crisscrossed by mountain ranges. Rivers run to the coasts, creating rich soils that are good for farming. Still, the interior of the country gets very cold in winter, and very hot and dry in summer.<\/p>\n<p>The north coast of this amazing country is called &#8220;Green Spain&#8221;. This is because the mild, wet climate of the region allows lush plants and trees, such as beech and oak, to flourish.<\/p>\n<p>The southern and eastern coasts of Spain, from the fertile Andalusian plain up to the Pyrenees, are often swept by warm winds called &#8220;sirocco&#8221; winds. These winds originate in northern Africa and keep temperatures along the Mediterranean coast warmer than the interior.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spanish-facts-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3396\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spanish-facts-5.jpg\" alt=\"spain facts\" width=\"575\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spanish-facts-5.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spanish-facts-5-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Spain&#8217;s wildlife and nature<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A link between Europe and Africa, Spain is an important resting spot for migratory birds. It is also home to magnificent mammals including wolves, lynxes, wildcats, foxes and deer &#8211; and fab fish such as barbel, tench and trout can be found in the country\u2019s streams and lakes.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, many species of wildlife are under threat from habitat loss and pollution. Due to centuries of tree cutting, large forests are now only found in the north Pyrenees and the<strong> Asturias-Galicia<\/strong> area. River pollution is also a problem in parts of Spain, putting Spain\u2019s aquatic species at risk.<\/p>\n<p>To help protect wildlife, Spain has created national parks and refuges. One protected area is <strong>Do\u00f1ana National Park<\/strong>, a region of marshes, streams and sand dunes where the <strong>Guadalquivir River<\/strong> flows into the Atlantic. The park&#8221;s diversity of life is unique in Europe and includes the European badger, Egyptian mongoose and endangered species such as the Spanish imperial eagle and the Iberian lynx.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">History of Spain<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Settlers have migrated to Spain from Europe, Africa and the Mediterranean since the dawn of history. The <strong>Phoenicians<\/strong>, who came in the 8th century B.C., called the peninsula &#8220;<strong>Span<\/strong>,&#8221; or &#8220;hidden land&#8221;. By the first century B.C. the <strong>Romans<\/strong> had conquered Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Spain became mostly Christian under the Romans, who were followed by Germanic tribes from Europe called the <strong>Vandals<\/strong> and the <strong>Visigoths<\/strong>. The Visigoth rulers fought among themselves, and in A.D. 711 <strong>Muslims<\/strong> from Africa invaded Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Islamic culture spread across Spain, as Muslim rulers introduced new crops and irrigation systems, and increased trading. Mathematics, medicine and philosophy became more advanced, peaking in the tenth century &#8211; the golden age of Islamic rule in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>In 1492 Christian kingdoms in northern Spain conquered the Muslims and spread the Catholic religion. Enriched by silver from the Americas, Spain grew more powerful and influential. It later lost land and power, however, in the <strong>Napoleonic Wars<\/strong>, which ended in 1815.<\/p>\n<p>More than 500,000 people died in the <strong>Spanish Civil War<\/strong> of the 1930s. The victorious <strong>General Francisco Franco<\/strong> ruled as a brutal dictator until his death in 1975. Soon after, Spain began to transform itself into a modern, industrial and democratic European nation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spain-facts-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3393\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spain-facts-3.jpg\" alt=\"spain facts\" width=\"567\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spain-facts-3.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/spain-facts-3-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Spanish people and culture<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many Spaniards share a common ethnic background &#8211; a mixture of the early inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula, the Celts, and later conquerors from Europe and Africa. Recent immigrants from North Africa and Latin America have added to the mix of people and culture, too.<\/p>\n<p>Spaniards are known for their love of life and for eating and drinking with family and friends. Traditional appetizers like tapas or pintxos (the <strong>Basque Country<\/strong> equivalent) are popular. Regional music and dances, such as fandango and flamenco, are an important part of Spanish culture, as well as religious festivals and, of course, football &#8211; the country\u2019s national sport!<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Government and economy<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spain is a constitutional monarchy, with the king and the elected president sharing the power. Spain is one of the most &#8220;decentralised&#8221; democracies in Europe &#8211; although there is a national parliament that governs the country, each of Spain\u2019s 17 regions manages its own schools, hospitals and other public services.<\/p>\n<p>With vibrant, historic cities and sunny beaches, Spain attracts more tourists than any other European country, except <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/places\/france-facts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>France<\/strong><\/a>. In 1986 Spain joined the <strong>European Union<\/strong> and further modernised its economy. In addition to tourism, other important industries include machinery, shipbuilding, food, beverages, and textiles.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Credits<\/span><br \/>\nMap of Spain: National Geographic Maps. La Pedrera in Barcelona, Spain: Tasstock, Dreamstime. Cliffs along the Spanish coast: Albertoloyo, Dreamstime. La Tomatina festival, Spain: Iakov Filimonov, Dreamstime.<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What do you think to these facts about Spain? Have you been to Spain? Let us know by leaving a comment, below!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain facts Sunny beaches, fascinating culture and beautiful cities &#8211; find out about one of the world&#8217;s coolest countries with our facts about Spain! &nbsp; &nbsp; Facts about Spain OFFICIAL NAME: Kingdom of Spain FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Parliamentary monarchy CAPITAL: Madrid POPULATION: 47, 909, 753 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque MONEY: Euro AREA: 505,988 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/au\/discover\/geography\/countries\/spain-facts\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Spain facts: discover the land of flamenco and fiesta!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[309,308,252,310],"christmas-category":[],"class_list":["post-838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-countries","tag-country-facts","tag-facts-about-spain","tag-facts-for-kids","tag-spain-facts","countries-australia","countries-ireland","countries-new-zealand","countries-south-africa","countries-united-kingdom"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Spain facts: discover the land of flamenco and fiesta! 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