![]() ![]() ![]() The climate in northern Spain is temperate marine, with a marked influence of the Atlantic Ocean, which weakens from west to east. The territory of Spain falls within three climatic zones – temperate, subtropical and tropic. The five longest rivers in Spain are Tahoe, Duero, Guadiana, Guadalquivir and Ebro, all without Ebro running from east to west and flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. In the Canary Islands there are a number of volcanoes, some of which are operating, including the highest peak in Spain, Teide with 3718 m. South of the central plateau is the depression of the Guadalquivir River and the northeast of Ebro. Mesetata is divided into Two almost equal parts of the srednovisokata of Castile, which extend from the west to the Portuguese border to the Iberian mountains to the east. From the north of the Mesetata rise the Kantabrijskite mountains, to the east are located the Pyrenees, the Iberian mountains, the Catalan mountains, to the south-the Andalusian mountains and the Sierra Nevada with the highest peak in mainland Spain, Mulasen – 3478 m. ![]() The interior of Spain is dominated by the large plateau Meseta, which occupies nearly 60% of the entire territory of the country. Other Spanish languages have a formal status in some autonomous regions. Spanish is the mother tongue for 89% of the country’s population. The Constitution of Spain defines the Spanish language (Castilian) as the official language that all citizens must know and use. According to the information from the municipal registrations of 2010, the population of Spain is 47 150 841. With an average altitude of 650 m, the country is one of the most mountainous countries on the continent. With an area of 504 645 km², Spain is the fourth largest country in Europe after Russia, Ukraine and France and the second in the European Union. Spain is the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the cities of Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa, as well as many uninhabited islands on the Mediterranean side of the Strait of Gibraltar, for example Islas Chafarinas Islands, the rocks of Veles and Alhusemas, as well as the small island of Alborán. The coast of Morocco is only 14 km south of Spain. To the northeast, on the ridge of the Pyrenees mountains, is the border with France and the small principality of Andorra. It is located on the Iberian Peninsula, where Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra are. The Kingdom of Spain is a country located in southwest Europe. ![]()
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