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__**Major Government**__

 * =====Spain has a Parlimentary government.=====

__**Major Religions**__

 * =====Roman Catholic 94%=====
 * other 6%

__**Languages Spoken**__

 * =====Castilian Spanish (official) 74%=====
 * =====Catalan 17%=====
 * =====Galician 7%=====
 * =====Basque 2%=====

__**Current leader or president**__

 * Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is the current political leader of spain he was born August 4 1960 he was elected Spains prime minster in 2004 and was re-elected in 2008

__**Brief history of the country including any important people and major wars**__

 * In the 16th and 17th century Spain had a powerful Worldwide Empire.
 * During both World Wars Spain didn't get involved but they did suffer from a civil war 1936 to 1939.
 * In 1975 changed to democracy from a dictator named,Francisco Franco, died. During mid-2008 Spain started to suffer from a economic repression.

__**Currency**__

 * Spain uses Eruo a Euro is equal to $1.48 US dollars

__**Major cultural traditions (holidays/foods etc..)**__

 * =====A national holiday that Spain celebrates is called National Day its celebrated on December 12 (1492) the date that columbus first stepped foot in America.=====
 * Lent is the tradition that in Spain is marked by fasting during the observation of which the observant eats sparingly. It is a preparation for Easter and reflects patience
 * They celebrate christmas but with a few different traditions added such as the bon fire called Hogueras which shows the beggining of the Christmas season

__**Climate**__

 * There are clear hot summer near center and more cooler and cludy summers along the coast line, the winters near the center are cloudy and cold along the coast the winters are partly cloudy and cool.

__**Geography**__

 * =====Spain covers **505,370 sq km with 498,980 sq km being land and the other 6,390 sq km is water.  **=====
 * **In comparrision to the USA Spain is about two times the size of Oregeon **
 * **The Pyrenees mountains are along the border of Spain were it meets France **

__**Population**__
//﻿// //15-64 years:// **67.4% ** //65 years and over//**: 18.1% (2010 est.) **
 * =====46,505,963 (July 2010 est.) 27th most populated country in the world.=====
 * //0-14 years:// **14.5% **

__**Major resources**__

 * coal
 * lignite
 * iron ore
 * copper, lead
 * zinc
 * uranium
 * tungsten
 * mercury
 * pyrites
 * magnesite
 * fluorspar
 * gypsum
 * sepiolite
 * kaolin
 * potash
 * hydropower
 * arable land

__**Major tourist attractions and or historical sights**__

 * The prado mueseum is on of the best mueseums in Europe it contains more than 400 paintings dating back to the 15th century
 * Barcelona is a city in Spain containing many tourist attractions
 * Donna National park is one of the most popular wetlands in Spain
 * Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial houses a wealth of paintings and tapestries, and the mausoleum beneath the church's altar serves as a burial place for Spanish kings.
 * Salamanca is a importnat settlement which was destroyed by Hannibal in 217 BC the city has great historical and architecture

__**Median Family Income**__

 * The meadin income as of 2008 is about 1496 Euros a month or 18000 euros a year

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