*Spain is about twice the size of Oregon
*Capital is Madrid
*Largest cities: Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville
*Population 47,572,000 (2015)
*Religion 94% Roman Catholic
*Languages. Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%
*Labot Force: agriculture 4%, industry 26%, services 70%
*Unemployment about 18%
Modern humans arrived in the Iberian Penindula (of which Spain is a part) 35,000 years ago. The area was ruled by the Romans. During the Middle Ages, Germanic tribes (the Visigoths) and the the Moors reigned.
The last Moorish kingdom fell in the same year Columbus reached the Americas. A global empire began which saw Spain become the strongest kingdom in Europe, the leading world power for a century and a half, and the largest overseas empire for three centuries. (Wikipedia)
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