Place | Type | AsNotedIn | Area |
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Place | Type | AsNotedIn | Area |
Andalusia, ES | Autonomous Community | ||
Aragon | Autonomous Community | ||
Asturias | Autonomous Community | ||
Balearic Islands | Archipelago | ||
Basque Country | Autonomous Community | ||
Canary Islands | Archipelago | ||
Cantabria | Autonomous Community | ||
Castile and Leon | Autonomous Community | ||
Castilla-La Mancha | Autonomous Community | ||
Catalonia | Autonomous Community | ||
Community of Madrid | Autonomous Community | ||
Extremadura | Autonomous Community | ||
Galicia | Autonomous Community | ||
La Rioja | Autonomous Community | ||
Navarre | Autonomous Community | ||
Region of Murcia | Autonomous Community | ||
Valencian Community | Autonomous Community |
Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
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Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
Gibraltar |
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Physiographic Features | Type | AsNotedIn |
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Cantabrian Mountains, Spain | Physiographic Province |
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Picos de Europa | Mountain Range | |
Pyrenees | Mountain Range |
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Southwestern Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Biscay, and Pyrenees Mountains; southwest of France - The World Factbook
Particulars for Spain: | |
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Locale Type | Nation |
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Demonym: | Spanish |
Corruption Perceptions Index - 2014, Transparency International: | 37 |
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's major focus for the immediate future will be on measures to reverse the severe economic recession that started in mid-2008. - The World Factbook
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