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A country in Western Europe. Spain (pronounced /ˈspeɪn/ spayn; Spanish: España, pronounced [esˈpaɲa]), officially The Kingdom of Spain (Spanish: Reino de España), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital city is Madrid.

Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar; to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the northwest and west by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal.

Official language: Spanish

Cities

• Barcelona
• Madrid

Arts and literature

• Don Quixote
• Francisco Goya
• Witches' Sabbath
• Saturn Devouring His Son
• La Maja Vestida
• La Maja Desnuda
• Duelo a Garrotazos
• Pablo Picasso (person)
• Pablo Picasso (style)
• Salvador Dali
• The Persistence of Memory
• Christ of Saint John of the Cross
• Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening
• Soft Self-Portrait with Fried Bacon
• The Temptation of St. Anthony

See also

• Bullfighting
• Flamenco
• La Liga
• Spanish Flag
• Spanish Inquisition
• Spanish Civil War

External links

• Wikipedia: Spain