España (SPAIN)

La Marcha Real (Royal March) The music playing throughout this presentation is Spain’s national anthem.

La Marcha Real (Royal March) It is one of the few national anthems in the world to have no official lyrics.

La Marcha Real (Royal March) It was first printed in a document back in 1761 being on of the oldest in the world.

Geography of Spain Spain is located in southwestern Europe, bordering the bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains.

Geography of Spain (continued) It is 40˚ latitude and 4˚ longitude and is about twice the size of Oregon.

Geography of Spain (continued) It is a total of 504,782 sq km.

The climate is quite temperate; clear, hot summers in the interior of the country, more moderate and cloudy along the coast; cloudy, cold winters in the interior, mostly cloudy and cool along the coast.

Natural Resources include: Coal, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium and mercury.

Geography of Spain (continued) Spain’s highest mountain is Pico de Teide on Canary Islands. It is 3,718 meters above the sea level.

Geography of Spain (continued) Spain does not frequently encounter natural disasters, though, they do experience quite dry droughts.

Geography of Spain (continued) Spain is one of the world's largest exporter of citrus fruits including oranges, mandarins and lemons.

Grapes are also grown for producing wine.

History Of Spain Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England.

The strength of the Armada: 34 warships

163 armed merchant vessels (30 over 200 tons)

30 flyboats

22 Spanish and Portuguese galleons

They were at their peak of power during the Anglo-Spanish War.

History of Spain (continued) Spain, formerly known as Hispania, and it’s Kingdom was created in 1492.

History of Spain (continued) Spain also took over land in the Americas stretching from California to Patagonia.

Populations and People Matters The entire population of Spain as of July of 2008 is 40,491,052.

Populations and People Matters (continued)

The life expectancy in Spain is yrs. (Males: 76.6 years)(Females: years) Birth rate: 9.87 Death rate: 9.9 People from Spain are properly referred to as Spaniard(s). 94% of Spain are Roman Catholics leaving 6% being “other”.

National Flag of Spain  Three horizontal bands of red (top), yellow (center double width), and red (bottom)  The national coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band  Yellow - a symbol of generosity  Red - hardiness, bravery, strength & valour

Vacation Spots: Barcelona Barcelona, with over 4,000 years of history attributed to this one city, is one of the most popular Vacation Spots in Spain.

Vacation Spots: Madrid Madrid is another of the most visited cities in Spain. Madrid is a city of many famous artists and contains Western Europe’s largest palace called the Palacio Real which has over 2,000 rooms.

References CIA - The World Factbook, March 5, 2009 – Spain barcelona-cid travel.html overview/family/spain/travel-do-barcelona sidart_200808_ html