Hello fellows! Here’s another blog on the series “KNOW OUR WORLD”. In this blog, we’ll talk about one of the most touristic, economic & beautiful countries i.e; Spain.
Spain is situated on Europe’s the Iberian Peninsula. It includes 17 autonomous regions with diverse geography and cultures. Every single town in Spain is unique. Every town has its unique food, pastries, wine and very interesting history and places to visit.
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Let’s have a look at some aspects of the country:
- Official Name: Reino de España (Kingdom of Spain).
- Religion: Christians (Roman Catholics 94%).
- National Anthem: La Marcha Real (the Royal March).
- Language: Spanish.
- Currency: Euro.
- National Flower: Red carnation.
- National Animal: Bull.
- National Bird: Short-toed Eagle.
- National Flag:
- A horizontal tricolour of red, yellow and red; charged with the Spanish coat of arms off-centred toward the hoist. The yellow stripe is twice the size of the red stripes. According to one legend, the colours were selected to represent the Spanish tradition of bullfighting. Red represents the blood spilt by the bulls whereas yellow represents the sand in the bullfighting arena.
- National Day: 12 October.
- Capital city: Madrid
Geography:
Spain lies on the Iberian Peninsula. The country borders the Mediterranean Sea in the South and East and the Atlantic Ocean in the Northwest. Spain is the fourth largest country in Europe after Russia, Ukraine and France.
- Longest river: Rio Ebro
- Highest mountain: El Teide on Tenerife (Canary Islands)
- Largest island: Mallorca
- Largest natural lake: Lake Sanabria
Polity:
The form of government in Spain is a parliamentary monarchy, that is, a social representative democratic constitutional monarchy in which the monarch is the head of state, while the prime minister—whose official title is “President of the Government”—is the head of government.
- Prime Minister: Pedro Sánchez
- First Prime Minister: Carlos Arias Navaro
Some interesting facts:
- It is the second-largest country in the European Union after France.
- Spain is the largest olive oil producer in the world (produces about 44% of the total amount of Olive Oil in the world).
- It is the home to the World’s Oldest Restaurant called “Botin”.
- Spanish is the world’s second most spoken mother tongue.
- Personal consumption of Cannabis is legal in Spain.
- Spain has a king, which is still the head of state, but with little to no actual power over the country’s laws and regulations.
- La Tomatina is an annual festival held in Spain where people throw thousands of tomatoes at each other.
Hope this blog would help you gain more knowledge & ease your preparation for different competitive exams like SSC CHSL, NET JRF etc.
In the next blog, we’ll discuss some important facts about the United States of America. All the best.
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