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The size of the peninsula and the different climatic influences of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean led to a plethora of climates. Although most of the country is hot and sunny in summer, there are big differences in temperatures in winter. The ribs are quite soft but the country is consistently cold and snowy. - Northwest: Although the summers are cooler, cloudy and humid, it remains a considerable amount of warm and sunny days. - Center: Spring and early summer tend to be the wettest seasons. Dust and hot winds are unpleasant summer but the humidity makes the slight heat more bearable than some coastal regions. - Mediterranean Coast: The periods of sunshine are high: 6h/jour of winter 12h/jour up in the middle of summer. Winters are mild and warmer than in the center of the country. Summers are hot and humid at times, the heat is tempered by sea breezes. The south can be unpleasant and stressful summer when it's dry heat due to winds from North Africa. - The Canary Islands: The waters of the Atlantic Ocean are quite fresh because of the cold Canaries. Temperatures rise very little in summer while winters are mild. You can find fog during the summer when it is cooler.

Fourth European country, Spain shares with Portugal on the Iberian peninsula it occupies three-quarters. Separated from France by the Pyrenees and Morocco across the Strait of Gibraltar, it has long coastlines on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Second world tourist destination after France, it is divided into 17 autonomous communities have, to some extent, some form of independence. In addition, two cities on the Moroccan coast, enjoy a special status.

The Autonomous Communities:

- Andalusia
- Aragon
- Asturias
- Balearic Islands
- Canary
- Cantabria
- Castilla-La Mancha
- Castile and Leon
- Catalonia
- Valencia
- Extremadura
- Galicia
- Madrid
- Region of Murcia
- Navarre
- Basque Country
- La Rioja

Autonomous cities: Ceuta and Melilla.

Destination festive, cultural, sports ... All adjectives can be combined with Spain! Its charm and its attractions are manifold, ranging can be a past too loaded. 40 sites are classified as world heritage and not least!
Helter-skelter: the Way of St Jacques de Compostela, the Altamira cave in Cantabria, the Cathedral, the Alcazar in Seville, several monasteries - the Escorial in Madrid, the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe, the bridge of Vizcaya the Roman walls of Lugo, the archaeological site of Atapuerca, old cities of Salamanca, Caceres, Segovia and its Aqueduct ... In short, want to summarize or condense everything is a challenge.
We therefore attempt to present each autonomous community, in that its most significant across a little note ...

- Capital: Madrid
- Population: 45 116 894 inhabitants. (2007)
- Area: 504 782 km2
- Politics: Constitutional Monarchy
- Official language: Castilian. (Catalan, Basque, Gallician, Aranese are co-official in some autonomous communities.)
- Currency: Euro

Embassy of Spain
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