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Last reviewed : 20 November 2009 |
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GEOGRAPHY
Spain is the second largest country in the EU after France. It has a total surface area of 504,000 square kilometres. It comprises about 84% of the Iberian Peninsula. Spain’s borders are Andorra (63.7 km), France (623 km), Gibraltar (1.2 km), Portugal (1,214 km), Morocco (Ceuta) (6.3 km), Morocco (Melilla) (9.6 km).
As well as the mainland, the territory includes two island archipelagos – the Balearics and the Canaries – and two enclaves on the North African coast, bordering Morocco – Ceuta and Melilla.
The Spanish climate is temperate with hot summers but more moderate and cloudy along the coast; and cold winters in the interior, and partly cloudy and cool along the coast.
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Travel advice
UK in Spain Website
BBC Timeline of Spain
British Council: Spain
Spanish newspapers
www.elpais.es
www.elmundo.es
www.abc.es
www.lavanguardia.es
www.larazon.es
www.elperiodico.es
www.expansion.es
www.negocios.es
www.cincodias.es
