ESPAÑA

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

• Capital: Madrid
• Borders: Portugal, France, Andorra,Morocco, & Gibraltar
• Location: Southwestern Europe

FLAG

• 3 horizontal bands of red, yellow, and red
• The red and yellow colors are related to the Spanish kingdoms
• The coat of arms is on the hoist side of the yellow band
• The coat of arms display emblems of the traditional kingdoms of Spain (Castile, Leon, Navarre, & Aragon)

GOVERNMENT

• Parliamentary Monarchy or Constitutional Monarchy
• A form of democratic government in which the monarch acts as a
• non-party political head of state within the boundaries of a constitution
• Chief of State: King Felipe VI (June 19, 2014)
• President of Government (Prime Minister): Mariano Rajoy (December 20, 2011)

POPULATION

• 47,737,941 (July 2014)
• Languages: Castilian, Catalan, Galician, Basque
• Religions: Roman Catholicism, Islam, Hinduism, etc.
• Freedom of religion is guaranteed under the Spanish Constitution
• Fun Fact: many Spaniards only identify as Catholics because they were baptized

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY

• Currency: Euro
• Economy Rank (world): 15

FAMOUS SITES

• El Escorial: A project by King Philip II, he wanted the building to be a burial place for Charles V
• Royal Palace of Madrid: in Madrid, Official residence of emperors of Spain
• Mosque-Cathedral of Códoba: Islamic mosque which was converted into a cathedral in the 15th century
• Picture (Mosque-Cathedral of Códoba)

FAMOUS FOODS

• Paella: rice dish with chicken, seafood, and vegetables
• Tortilla: potato omelette
• Pulpo al la Gallega: octopus dish macerated with paprika, rock salt, and drizzled with olive oil

FAMOUS PEOPLE

• Pablo Picasso (1881-1973): painter
• Rafael Nadal (1986): tennis player
• Pau Gasol (1980): basketball player (Chicago Bulls)

WORKS CITED

• www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
• public.guide-spain.com/Religion_in_Spain
• famousbirthdays.com
• famouswonders.com/europe/spain/
• britannicca.com