Spain

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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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• Publié par: Zhimgoora Books
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781300292227
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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Spain

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Spain (Europe)

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Introduction ::Spain

Background:

Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries

ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent

failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused

the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in

economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World

Wars I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-

39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of

Dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic

modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic

and rapidly growing economy and made it a global champion of

freedom and human rights. The government continues to battle the

Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) terrorist organization, but its

major focus for the immediate future will be on measures to reverse

the severe economic recession that started in mid-2008.

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Geography ::Spain

Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay,

Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains,

southwest of France

Geographic coordinates: 40 00 N, 4 00 W

Map references: Europe

Area:

Total: 505,370 sq km

Country comparison to the world: 51

Land: 498,980 sq km

Water: 6,390 sq km

Note: There are two autonomous cities - Ceuta and Melilla - and

17 autonomous communities including Balearic Islands and

Canary Islands, and three small Spanish possessions off the coast of

Morocco - Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de

Velez de la Gomera

Area - comparative: Slightly more than twice the size of Oregon

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Land boundaries:

Total: 1,917.8 km

border countries: Andorra 63.7 km, France 623 km, Gibraltar 1.2

km, Portugal 1,214 km, Morocco (Ceuta) 6.3 km, Morocco

(Melilla) 9.6 km

Coastline: 4,964 km

Maritime claims:

Territorial sea: 12 nm

Contiguous zone: 24 nm

Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm (applies only to the Atlantic Ocean)

Climate: Temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate

and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly

cloudy and cool along coast

Terrain: Large, flat to dissected plateau surrounded by rugged hills;

Pyrenees in north

Elevation extremes:

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Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Highest point: Pico de Teide (Tenerife) on Canary Islands 3,718 m

Natural resources: Coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc,

uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnetite, fluorspar, gypsum,

sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land

Land use:

Arable land: 27.18%

Permanent crops: 9.85%

Other: 62.97% (2005)

Irrigated land: 37,800 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources: 111.1 cu km (2005)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

Total: 37.22 cu km/yr (13%/19%/68%)

Per capita: 864 cu m/yr (2002)

Natural hazards: Periodic droughts, occasional flooding

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volcanism: Spain experiences volcanic activity in the Canary

Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast; Teide (elev. 3,715 m,

12,188 ft) has been deemed a "Decade Volcano" by the

International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the

Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and

close proximity to human populations; La Palma (elev. 2,426 m,

7,959 ft), which last erupted in 1971, is the most active of the

Canary Islands volcanoes; Lanzarote is the only other historically

active volcano

Environment - current issues: Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea

from raw sewage and effluents from the offshore production of oil

and gas; water quality and quantity nationwide; air pollution;

deforestation; desertification

Environment - international agreements:

party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-

Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-

Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources,

Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-

Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental

Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping,

Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution,

Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling

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Signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants

Geography - note: Strategic location along approaches to Strait of

Gibraltar; Spain controls a number of territories in northern

Morocco including the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, and the

islands of Penon de Velez de la Gomera, Penon de Alhucemas, and

Islas Chafarinas

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People ::Spain

Population: 46,505,963 (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 27

Age structure:

0-14 years: 14.5% (male 3,021,822/female 2,842,597)

15-64 years: 67.4% (male 13,705,107/female 13,601,399)

65 years and over: 18.1% (male 3,071,394/female 4,282,683)

(2010 est.)

Median age:

Total: 40.1 years

Male: 38.9 years

Female: 41.5 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.493% (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 154

Birth rate: 10.91 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

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