Capital city:                          Madrid

Region:                                Western Europe

Area:                                     504 782 km²

Population:                          40 077 100

Main cities:                          Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla, Zaragoza, Málaga, Bilbao, Valladolid, Palma de

                                              Mallorca, Murcia, Córdoba, Hospitalet, Alicante, Toledo, Segovia, Burgos, Ibiza,

                                              Santa Cruz, Las Palmas

Currency:                             euro

Dial code:                            34

Internet code:                      SP

Information: Spain is a country located in southwest Europe that attracts a great number of tourists in summer with its Mediterranean climate and beaches. Spain is separated from France by the Pyrenees and has a long border with Portugal that stretches from North to South. It is in the Iberian peninsula. The Strait of Gibraltar separates the continent from Africa (Morocco) and Spain benefits from long beaches on the Mediterranean Sea. Northwest region is under the influence of Atlantic weather.