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GEOGRAPHY OF SPAIN
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Spain is located in southwestern Europe and comprises about 84 percent of the Iberian Peninsula. Its total area is 504,782 km2 (194,897 sq mi) of which 499,542 km2 (192,874 sq mi) is land and 5,240 km2 (2,023 sq mi) is water.[1] Spain lies between la... |
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EXTERNAL BOUNDARIES AND LANDFORM REGIONS
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Most of Spain's boundaries are water: the Mediterranean Sea on the south and east from Gibraltar to the French border and the Atlantic Ocean on the northwest and southwest (in the south as the Golfo de Cádiz and in the north as the Bay of Biscay). Sp... |
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THE INNER PLATEAU AND ASSOCIATED MOUNTAINS
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The Meseta Central ("Inner Plateau") is a vast plateau in the heart of peninsular Spain, has elevations that range from 610 to 760 m. Rimmed by mountains, the Meseta Central slopes gently to the west and to the series of rivers that form some of the ... |
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OTHER MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS
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External to the Meseta Central lie the Pyrenees in the northeast and the Sistema Penibético in the southeast. The Pyrenees, extending from the eastern edge of the Cordillera Cantábrica to the Mediterranean Sea, form a solid barrier and a natural bord... |
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LOWLAND REGIONS
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The major lowland regions are the Andalusian Plain in the southwest, the Ebro Basin in the northeast, and the coastal plains. The Andalusian Plain is essentially a wide river valley through which the Río Guadalquivir flows. The river broadens out alo... |
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THE ISLANDS
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The remaining regions of Spain are the Balearic and the Canary Islands, the former located in the Mediterranean Sea and the latter in the Atlantic Ocean. The Balearic Islands, encompassing a total area of 5,000 square kilometers, lie 80 kilometers of... |
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DRAINAGE
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Of the roughly 1,800 rivers and streams in Spain, only the Tagus is more than 960 kilometers long; all but 90 extend less than 96 kilometers. These shorter rivers carry small volumes of water on an irregular basis, and they have seasonally dry river ... |
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CLIMATE OF SPAIN
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Three main climatic zones can be separated, according to geographical situation and orographic conditions:The Mediterranean climate, characterized by dry and warm summers. According to the Köppen climate classification, it is dominant in the peninsul... |
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LARGEST CITIES BY POPULATION
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Madrid 3,228,359Barcelona 1,582,738Valencia 797,654 Seville 709,975Zaragoza 626,081Málaga 547,105Murcia 391,146Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 377,600Palma 367,277Bilbao 353,567Valladolid 321,143Córdoba 318,628Alicante 305,911Vigo 292,566Gijón 270,875Hosp... |
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BIGGEST METROPOLITAN AREAS
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The most important metropolitan areas and their 2007 populations are:Madrid 5,603,285Barcelona 4,667,136Valencia 1,671,189Sevilla 1,294,081Bilbao 950,829Málaga 897,563Asturias (Gijón-Oviedo) 857,079Alicante-Elche 748,565Zaragoza 731,803Vigo 662,412La... |
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