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SPAIN

Capital:Madrid

Demographic Information Official Name: Espana

Location: Southwest Europe

Languages: Spanish, Catalan, Galician, and Basque

Population: 47,042,984

Life Expectancy: 81.27 years

Form of Government & Leaders Spain is a democratic constitutional

monarchy with a National Parliament

Prime Minister: Mariano Rajoy

Head of State: King Juan Carlos I

350 Total seats in Parliament

Spanish Civil War :D

Took place between 1936 and 1939

Started when conservative groups in Spain revolted against the new Republican government

The Nationalists were led by General Francisco Franco and other conservatives

The Nationalists won the war in the end

All of the Nationalist supporting groups became one state party

Economic Information =3

Currency: Euro

Labor Force: 23.1 million

Population Below Poverty Line: 19.8%

Exports: $309.6 billion

Imports: $364.9 billion

GDP: $1.432 trillion

Spanish Food !!!!!!1!!

2 basic ingredients: olive oil and garlic

Seafood, including baby eels, shrimp, and octopi

Chicken is very popular in Spanish dishes

Eggs are eaten daily

Major City: Madrid

Madrid is home to the Spanish Royal family and the Spanish Government

It is surrounded by natural parks and mountains

It is connected to all major Spanish cities by road, train, and air

It is the biggest city in Spain

Population: about 3.5 million http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7_lIO7_VEY

Contribution to the Arts

Picasso and his paintings

Francisco de Goya was another famous Spanish painter

Cervantes novel, “Don Quixote”

Early arts contained: modernism, Dadaism, cubism, and surrealism

Spanish Culture :P

Spain’s customs were influenced by pre-Roman cultures of the Celts and the Iberians

Most important holiday: “Semana Santa” (Holy Week)

Soccer and Bullfighting are popular sports

A lot of Spanish culture is linked to the Flamenco dance style

El Endo (the end)

Works Cited

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