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Brief History The world’s superpower during the 16 th and 17 th centuries Ultimately yielded command of the seas to Great Britain Reluctance or failure to embrace mercantile and industrial revolutions caused it to fall behind Britain, France and Germany Currently a modern and developed country and member of the European Union

CLIMATE Spain has mostly a Mediterranean climate, which is characterized by cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers.

GEOGRAPHY Spain is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. Portugal is its neighbor to the west; France its neighbor to the northeast. The Mediterranean Sea borders its southern coast and the Atlantic Ocean to its north.

GOVERNMENT Spain form of government is that of a constitutional monarchy. The current king of Spain is Felipe VI, whose reign began on June 19, It has a Parliament like Great Britain, whose members are elected.

STANDARD OF LIVING Spain’s GDP per capita is $30,100 as of 2013, placing it 47 th in the world in this category Life expectancy is 81.5 years (18 th highest in the world) Infant mortality is 3.33 per 1000 live births (13 th lowest in the world) Its literacy rate is about 98%

LANGUAGE Castillan Spanish is the predominant language of Spain atch?videoId=exI7iHgMKRs atch?videoId=exI7iHgMKRs atch?videoId=esgJZ3YU384 atch?videoId=esgJZ3YU384

RELIGION Spain is predominantly Roman Catholic. About 94% of Spanish practice Catholicism.

Bullfight

Bullfights Bull fight- The Spectactle is called “La Corrida de Toros” The aficionados (supporters or fans) consider it an Art form rather than a sport It is generally divided into 3 parts (tercios) During each Corrida 3 toreros or matadores (bullfighters) perform Each torero has to kill 2 bulls The dress the bullfighters wear is called ‘Traje de Luces’

Bullfights The bullfight event in Spain atch?videoId=XlnzhU3C9-E atch?videoId=XlnzhU3C9-E A fight that went not according to plan atch?videoId=OKhnoXUogyc atch?videoId=OKhnoXUogyc

Plaza de Toros de Madrid

The Running of the Bulls The Festival of San Fermin, or the Running of the Bulls as it is known outside of Spain, occurs at midday on July 6 in Pamplona Originally the Festival of San Fermin was a religious event, but over the centuries it became what is now a big party Gained much notoriety from Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, a novel about American and British expatriates in Spain

The Running of the Bulls The bull runs take place every morning July 7 – 14 The length of the run is about 900 yards, or a little over ½ mile The average time to complete the run is about three minutes Runners dress in white with a red handkerchief around their neck atch?videoId=Xq5fTCu3daM atch?videoId=Xq5fTCu3daM

Music and Dance Flamenco Music and Dance Dancers often use castanets Usually starts slow and uses moves involving the stomping of feet Many centuries old and evolved from the ethnic minorities that lived in southern Spain tion/yt/watch?videoId=XNhfV_53W7A tion/yt/watch?videoId=XNhfV_53W7A

Other Traditional Spanish Dances Bolero: One of the oldest and most traditional dances of the history of Spanish dance, the bolero is a quick Spanish dance boasting sudden pauses and sharp turns. Fandango: At one point the most famous dance of Spain, the fandango is a lively, happy Spanish danced in twos. s5tkGAGQ s5tkGAGQ

Javier Bardem Hollywood Films: Before Night Falls, Oscar Nomination; Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) 2006’s No Country for Old Men won him an Oscar

Antonio Banderas Has done more Hollywood films than any other Spanish actor Spanish Films: Labyrinth of Passion,(1982), Matador (1986), Law of Desire ("La Ley del Deseo", 1987), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ("Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios", 1988), and Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! ("¡Átame!", 1989) Hollywood Films: Desperado (1995), Spy Kids (2001), Original Sin (2001), The Legend of Zorro, Shrek series m/media/action/yt/watch?video Id=t65sbGkrPu4 m/media/action/yt/watch?video Id=t65sbGkrPu4

Penélope Cruz Became Spain's first female Oscar winner as Best Supporting actress for her role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona in 2008 Spanish Works: Todo Sobre Mi Madre (All about my mother), Jamón, Jamón, Abre los Ojos (Open Your Eyes), Live Flesh,

Pablo Picasso One of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century The Weeping Woman The Old Guitarist

Salvador Dali Prominent 20 th century painter from Spain Clocks Dreams Caused by the Flight of a Bee

Soccer In July 2008, Spain rose to the top of the FIFA World Ranking for the first time In 2010 the Spanish Soccer team created history by winning the FIFA World Cup for the first time in history. Soccer is the national craze of the Spanish people. It is the most popular sport in Spain.

Desalination Desalination: the process of removing salt and other minerals from saline (salt or ocean) water Desalination is an ADAPTATION by humans of the environment Spain built Europe’s first desalination plant about 40 years ago Largest user of desalination technology in the Western world

Desalination Spanish companies make up the largest percentage of competitors on the international market for the design, engineering, construction, and operation of new desalination plants around the world.

Spain is the third most visited country in the world, behind France and the U.S. and tourism in Spain is on the rise. In the past decade the south of Spain has increasingly become a destination for retired northern Europeans looking to create a new home in a land with plenty of sun.