1. Juan Manuel Ruiseco October 14,2009

2.  Government  Location  Capital and Major Cities  Climate  Language and Religions  Activities  Interesting Facts  Pictures  Sources

3.  Constitutional Monarchy  Hereditary Monarch and a Bicameral Parliament  Executive Branch  President of Government  Head of State: King Juan Carlos I  Head of Government: Juan Carlos Zapatero

4.  Located at 504,782 km2  World’s 51 st largest country  Portugal to the West, Gibraltar and Morocco to the South, France and Andorra to the Northeast along the Pyrenees.  Also Includes: Balearic Islands Canary Islands

5.  Madrid (Capital)  Barcelona  Valencia  Seville  Zaragoza

6.  Continental Mediterranean: Inland Areas of the peninsula. (Pale Pink)  Oceanic: Coastal strip near the Bay of Biscay (Green)  Mediterranean: Extends from Andalusia Plain along the southern and eastern coasts of the Pyrenees. (Yellow)  Subtropical: Canary Islands (Yellow)  Semiarid: Arid Mediterranean in the southeast (Orange)

7.  Population: 39,214,000  Area: 504,780 km2  Currency: Euros

8.  Official Language: Spanish  Recognized Languages: Catalan, Valencian, Galician, Aranese, Basque.  Religions: Christianity, Irreligion/Others, Islam, Judaism, Others.

9.  Canary Islands, Sailing  Madrid, Valley Of Gredos

10.  Barcelona, “La Sagrada Familia”

11.  During the 1600’s century, Spain was one of the most powerful empires in the world.  Soccer is the most popular spectator sports in Spain.  Bullfighting, considered an art and a popular attraction, is the biggest and most controversial sport in Spain.  Spain is also famous for it’s olive oil.

13.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain  http://images.google.com.co/images?hl=es&source=hp &q=spain&gbv=2&aq=f&oq= http://images.google.com.co/images?hl=es&source=hp &q=spain&gbv=2&aq=f&oq  http://www.flags.net/SPAN.htm http://www.flags.net/SPAN.htm