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Learn about the history, art, culture, sport, science, and regions of Spain.
About Spain :
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Spain (Spanish: España), officially the Kingdom
of Spain (Spanish: Reino de España), is a member state of the European Union
located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Its mainland is
bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land
boundary with Gibraltar; to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay;
and to the northwest and west by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal. Spanish
territory also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary
Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast, and two autonomous cities
in North Africa, Ceuta and Melilla, that border Morocco. With an area of 504,030
km², Spain is the second largest country in Western Europe and the European
Union after France.
Because of its location, the territory of Spain was subject to many external
influences, often simultaneously, since prehistoric times and through the dawn
of Spain as a country. Conversely, the country itself has been an important
source of influence to other regions, chiefly during the Modern Era, when it
became a global empire that has left a legacy of over 400 million Spanish
speakers today—making it the world's second most spoken language by native
speakers.
Spain is a democracy organised in the form of a parliamentary government under a
constitutional monarchy. It is a developed country with the ninth or tenth
largest economy in the world by nominal GDP, and very high living standards
(15th highest Human Development Index), including the tenth-highest quality of
life index rating in the world. It is a member of the United Nations, European
Union, NATO, OECD, and WTO.
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Spain on the Web :
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Andalucia.com
Information about Andalucia, for those
interested in this region of Southern Spain and Andalucia Culture. A structured
site for locating useful information about Andalucia, and Southern Spain.
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Andalucia.org
Tourist and cultural information on Andalucia,
with hotel reservation tools.
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Barcelona
Barcelona is the capital and the most populous
city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in
Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008. It is the 11th-most populous
municipality in the European Union and sixth-most populous urban area in the
European Union after Paris, London, Rhine-Ruhr Area, Madrid and Milan with the
population 4,185,000. 4.9 million people live in Barcelona metropolitan area.
The main part of a union of adjacent cities and municipalities named Área
Metropolitana de Barcelona (AMB) with a population of 3,186,461 in area of 636
km² (density 5.010 hab/km²).
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Barcelona
City Council site providing information for
inhabitants and visitors.
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Barcelona Reporter
News and views from the Catalan capital.
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Barcelona Tourist Guide
Tourist information for travellers to the city.
Includes maps, weather, pictures, accommodation guide, attraction reviews and
guided tour information.
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Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country (Basque: Euskadi, Spanish:
País Vasco) is an Autonomous Community of northern Spain. The Basque Country was
granted the status of historical region within Spain with the Spanish
Constitution of 1978. The capital is Vitoria-Gasteiz (Vitoria is the name in
Spanish, Gasteiz in Basque) and Bilbao its largest city.
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Comunidad Valenciana
The public department of the Generalitat
Valenciana (the autonomous government of Valencia) responsible for promoting and
regulating the tourist industry and, in general, for implementing the tourist
policies.
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Costa del Sol Tourist Board
Includes guides, maps, calendar of activities,
leisure, restaurants, accommodation, beaches, and contacts.
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Discover Spain
Tourist information about the country including
accommodation, cuisine, arts and culture.
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International Education in Spain
Education for international students, educators
and families including universities, Spanish language and culture programs,
secondary schools and other related information.
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Oh-Barcelona Apartments
Online directory for apartments, hotels,
vacation rentals, short-term accommodation rentals and for Spanish courses in
Barcelona, including full descriptions, colour pictures, prices, online booking
and a Barcelona guide.
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Spain Expat
The Resource for Expats in Spain. Up-to-date
information on the best way to get health insurance, exchange money, hook up to
the web and buy an apartment.
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Spain Holiday
Offers vacation rentals and accommodations in
touristic regions. Apartments, villas and townhouses booked directly with the
property owners.
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Spain Online
Includes hotel and apartment listings,
restaurants, transport and general information about a number of locations.
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ThinkSpain.com
Spanish news, weather, property, jobs, business
directory & information guides.
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Turisme de Barcelona
The official organization of tourist promotion
of Barcelona invites you to know and to discover the attractive principals of
the city.
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Typically Spanish
The most comprehensive English language news
service for Spain with a human-compiled bilingual directory for Spain-related
websites.
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