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Spain
Spain is a developed country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. It is Western Europe’s second biggest country by area with 504,030 sq km. Its topography, history and rich cultural heritage attract tourists from all over the world.
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Are traffic signs in Spain all in spanish?
Spain uses International road signs. The shape, pictograph and color of the sign indicates what is permitted and what is not. They also use Stop (English) and Ceda el Paso (yield in Spanish) even though the sign shape itself is sufficient.
How far from Morocco to Seville Spain by boat?
It is somewhere around 100 or 105 miles from Cape Spartel Morocco to Sevilla by way of the Atlantic Ocean to Sanlucar de Barremeda Spain, then up the Guadalquiver River to Sevilla.
Where in Spain does paella come from?
Where dose paella come from ? ( what part of Spain ? )
Paella comes from Valencia.
What was Spain like before the 1400 for non Christians?
it meant death to all who didn't except the doctrines of the catholic church
What is the main religions in ceuta?
It was in ancient times Christian and still is but now Muslims are not far behind, almost side by side to them with a small gathering of Jewish people and Hindu's.
How long will it take to drive from Alicante Airport in Spain to San Javier in Murcia Spain?
5 HOURS FOR MOTORWAY
What language does Rioja speak?
Rioja is a region in the country Spain. More accurately Rioja is called "La Rioja" to the spanish people.
Since Rioja is in Spain the dominant language is Spanish.
Who invented the worlds first airplane in Spain?
The world's first airplane wasn't built in Spain. Spain's first flight took place 5th September 1909 in Valencia. The first flight in the world took place 1903 and is credited to the Wright brothers in North Carolina USA.
Gaspar Brunet and Juan Olivert designed and built the Spanish airplane.
A man from the territory of La Mancha.
All the territory, plain, arid and dry, that is between Montes de Toledo and the western skirts of Sierra de Cuenca, and from Alcarria to Sierra Morena, including in this denomination the so called Mesa de Ocaña and Quintanar, the comarcas of Belmonte and San Clemente and the old territories of the military Orders of Santiago, San Juan and Calatrava, with all the Sierra de Alcaraz; being its limits to the North the Tajo river and the part called properly Castilla la Nueva, to the East the kingdoms of Valencia and Murcia, and to the South, the kingdoms of Córdoba and Jaen, and to the West, the provinces of Extremadura, spreading 53 leagues from East to West and 33 leagues from North to South. Until XVI century, the east part was also called Mancha de Monte-Aragón, because of the name of the mountains that were the old border between La Mancha and kingdom of Valencia, and to the rest simply Mancha. Afterwards, La Mancha was also divided into Mancha Alta and Mancha Baja, according to the level and flow of its rivers, including the first one the northeast part, from Villarubia de los Ojos until Belmonte, country of the old Iberian Lamitans, and the second one the southwest part, including Campo de Calatrava and Campo de Montiel, old country of the Iberian Oretans.
As of 2011, the GDP of Spain is $1.349 trillion dollars. The growth was expected to be 1.0 percent in 2014 and 1.5 percent in 2015.
Where are stone monuments in Spain?
The Valle de los Caídos(Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbaʎe ðe los kaˈiðos], "Valley of the Fallen") is a Catholicbasilica and a monumental memorial in the municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, erected at Cuelgamuros Valley in the Sierra de Guadarrama, near Madrid, conceived by Spanish general Francisco Franco to honor and bury those who fell during theSpanish Civil War. It was claimed by Franco that the monument was meant to be a "national act of atonement" and reconciliation. The Valley of the Fallen, as a surviving monument of Franco's rule, and its Catholicbasilica remain controversial, in part since 10% of the construction workforce consisted of convicts, some of whom were Popular Frontpolitical prisoners.
What is the structure of the government of Spain?
Spain is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy
What were the advantages and disadvantages of Spanish Colonization in the Philippines?
Spanish colonization of the Philippines brought the disadvantages of foreign diseases to the natives. Spanish colonization brought the advantages of wealth and technology to the Philippines.
What are people who live in Barcelona called?
The people who live in Barcelona are called barcelonians in English and barceloní/barcelonina in catalan, the local language.
Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia and its habitants are called catalans in English and catalá/catalana in catalan.
Why was the agreement with Spain blocked by southern states?
The agreement with Spain was blocked by southern states it was a grave threat to their vital interests
How did daily life Spain differ before and after the Muslims were defeated?
Before the Muslims were defeated, Jews were treated more respectfully.
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All people lived without racism and/or and discrimination based on faith, race, color, or nationality. The daily life had been improved dramatically for being directly exposed to the Islamic civilization at the time. People of different faiths practiced their rituals freely and openly without any imposed restrictions.
The relevant group was called the PENINSULARES since they came from the Iberian Peninsula. Note that any children of Peninsulares in the Americas were called Criollos and did not have the same rank or privileges.
