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For thousands of years Spain has been one of the cultural centers of Europe.

It has many beautiful cities and towns, offering thousands of monuments as well as a tremendous mix of architecture.  Its various regions all vary from one to the next by culture, language, geography, climatically and even in personality differences. Spain is about life and music.  In each region of the country you will find many different versions of music being played out.  That is the one unique thread that holds the Spaniards together and why Spain is such an enjoyable country to study abroad in and learning Spanish here is so much fun.


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General information

Official name
The Kingdom of Spain

Geographic Location
South West Europe

Capital and largest city
Madrid
4.6 million inhabitants

Area
504.782 sq km

Population
40.5 Million

Time Zone
GMT + 1

Currency
Euro

Official language
Castilian, plus regional languages of Basque, Catalan and Galecian

Neighbouring countries
Portugal, France, Andorra

Highest point
Pico del Teide, the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands (3,718 m)

Lowest point
Atlantic Ocean (0 m)

Longest rivers
Douro, Ebro, Jucar, Tagus

Landing place
Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Valencia, Santiago, Malaga and other

Electricity
220 volts, 50Hz

Ethnic groups
Dutch 80.9%, Germans 2.4%, Indonesians 2.4%, Surinamese 2%, others 12.3%

Religion
Catholic 95%, others 5%