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España (magazine)
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state. Spanning across the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea, and the Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities, autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in mainland Africa. Peninsular Spain is bordered to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's capital and List of largest cities in Spain, largest city is Madrid, and other major List of metropolitan areas in Spain, urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Languages Of Spain
The majority of languages of Spain belong to the Romance languages, Romance language family, of which Spanish language, Spanish is the only one with Official languages of Spain, official status in the whole country. Others, including Catalan language, Catalan/Valencian language, Valencian (in Catalonia, Valencian Community, Valencia and the Balearic Islands) and Galician language, Galician (in Galicia (Spain), Galicia), enjoy official status in their respective Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous regions, similar to Basque language, Basque in the northeast of the country (a non-Romance language isolate). A number of other languages and dialects belonging to the Romance continuum exist in Spain, such as Aragonese language, Aragonese, Asturian language, Asturian, Fala language, Fala and Occitan language, Aranese Occitan. Present-day languages The languages spoken in Spain include: * Spanish language, Spanish. Official throughout the country, it is spoken by the majority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
