2. We live in Spain, a very nice country in the south west of
Europe.
Madrid is the capital city of the country.
3. Spain is integrated by 17 autonomous
communities and 2 autonomous cities.
Autonomous communities are integrated by
provinces, of which there are 50 in total.
4. SOME INFORMATION
•POPULATION: Spain has nearly 47,000.000 inhabitants.
•LANGUAGES: Spanish is the official language in the whole
country but there are other recognised regional languages:
Basque
Catalan
Galician
•We have a Parliamentary Monarchy
• HISTORY: We are a mixture of cultures.
5. GEOGRAPHY
Mainland Spain is a mountainous country, dominated by high
plateaus and mountain chains. The highest peak, the 3,478 m
high Mulhacén, located in Sierra Nevada, is the highest
elevation in the Iberian Peninsula. But the highest point in
Spain is The Teide, 3,718-metres, in the Canary Islands.
There are several major rivers in Spain such as
the Tajo (Tagus), the Ebro, the Duero(Douro),
the Guadiana and the Guadalquivir
6. Some of our landmarks
Guggenheim museum, by Frank Ghery in Bilbao
Sagrada Familia, by Gaudí.
Modernist Art. Barcelona
Agbar Tower, by Jean Nouvel, in Barcelona
7. The windmills in La Mancha
The Bellver Castle, in Mallorca, our island
