Spain
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Capital City |
Madrid |
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Geographic Location |
Standing as an West European country, Germany is composed of the Spain Island, Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, Canary Islands at the coast of Africa Continent, the Melilla and Cuta provinces in the North Africa . The country territory on the Iberian Peninsula has borders with the Mediterranean, Atlantic Ocean, Cantabric Sea, Portugal, France and Andorra. |
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Geographic Coordinates |
40 00 N, 4 00 W |
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Climate |
Spain lives one of the most mild climates of Europe. Under the effect of the warm Mediterranean climate, the geography is exposed to sunny days at a significant part of the year. Different weathers are realized in different regions carrying unique climatic conditions. At the north, a rainy and mild climate is more evident. In the high lands, a severe climate is realized. The south region is amply under the effect of the Mediterranean climate. |
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Time Zone |
GMT +1 |
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Language |
SPANISH |
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Other Languages |
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Monetary Unit |
EURO |
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Telephone |
The international dialling code (to): 0034, The international dialling code (from) 00 + The related country code |
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Mobile Phone |
GSM 900/1800 |
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Important Phone Nos. |
Ambulance, Police, Fire Brigade 112 |
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Internet |
.es |
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Opening Hours |
Banks; 8:30a.m. - 2/2:30p.m. (Mon-Fri), 8:30a.m. - 1p.m. (Sat, some branches) Shops; 9/9:30a.m. - 2:30p.m. and 5:30p.m. - 8p.m. (Mon-Sat) |
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Public Holidays |
New Year’s Day (1 January), Good Friday (March/April), Labour Day (1 May), El Pilar (12 October), All Saints' Day (1 November), Christmas Day (25 Dec), Easter Monday, the main holiday season (July-September). |
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Electric |
220V 50HzHz |
General Information
Getting at the person by its cultural and geographic versatility, Spain, beyond the Flamenco dance and bull fights, enraptures by its historical and natural attractions. Thousands km long Mediterranean, North Atlantic Ocean and Biscay Gulf coastline and a huge part of the year to be sunny stand as the main reasons for tourist from all around the world to flock in Spain beaches.
The excellent beaches stretching from Costa Brava to Costa de la Luz along the Mediterranean play a significant role for Spain to be a tourism heaven. Especially, Costa Dorada placed at Tarragona province of Barcelona is a magnet for thousands of tourists by its fascinating beaches. Also, the the series of beaches along the Biscay Gulf are sumptuous. The north region named as "the Green Spain" hosts the best ecological sites of Europe. This part of the country comprising Galicia, Austrias, Cantabria and Basque regions has rivers, rich flora and large green plains.
On the other hand, Tarragona, Toledo, Sgovia, Salamanca like cities accepted as the World Heritage sites and Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao like metropoles of historical and geographic treasuries are among the main tourism regions of Spain.
