España 17 Autonomous Communities 4 different Spanish languages Capital – Madrid Borders – Portugal, Mediterranean Sea, Pyrenees Mountains/France Gibraltar – owned by Britain
Government and Economy Spain has a president and a royal family. European Union Currency – Euro Current debt – 22.8% unemployment rate
History Spain has been controlled by: Romans Visigoths Moors (Arabs from North Africa) Christians
Francisco Franco Spanish Civil War Dictator until 1975 Kings buried in El Escorial, Franco buried in Valle de los Caídos
Guernica
Madrid
Barcelona and Gaudí
Granada
La corrida de toros
Flamenco
Salvador Dalí
Pablo Picasso