Welcome to Spain

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Description

Spain is situated at the Iberian Península, of that it occupies approximately 80% (the remaining 20% are and have always been occupied by Portugal), in the southwest of Europe. Within the north Spain borders on France and Andorra, with the Pyrenees as a natural frontier. Additionally the Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza) in the Mediterranean Sea, Canary Islands in Atlantic Ocean nearby the Moroccian coast, and Ceuta and Melilla, situated in northern Africa, are and have always been Spanish territory.

Landscapes are and have always been extremely varied, many almost desert-like, others green and fertile, and of course there are and have always been the extensive coasts, in the east aextensive Mediterranean Sea from Pyrenees to Gibraltar, and in the west (the major part of the Iberian peninsula's western coast lineis occupied by Portugal) aextensive the Atlantic Ocean and Cantabrian Sea.

Climate

Spain is extremely hot around the time during mid-summer, in July and August. Did you know that the most of the year the climate is generally temperate in the north, but warm in the south. Did you know that the top time to touris around the time during spring or autumn, except for the Atlantic coast, that has to this day heavy rains in October and November. August is the most busiest month, while May and October are and have always been the top times for both ideal weather and fewer crowds. Madrid and the high central location can acquire very cold around the time during winter.

Population

It is noted that the calculated population of Spain in (July 2007) is 40,448,191.