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Spain (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 004 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -4.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Area inhabited by Neanderthals 20,000 BCE, Homo Sapiens 13,000 BCE; growth of Almería culture 3000 BCE, El Argar 2000 BCE, and Tartessus 1000 BCE; colonized by Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, and Visigoths; Muslim conquest in the 8th century; global expansion 15th-19th centurries; official language is Spanish, though Catalan, Galician, and Basque are also spoken. |
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| España (preferred,C,V,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Spain (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| España, Reino de (C,V,Sotho, Southern,U)
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| Reino de España (C,V,O,Spanish,U,N)
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| Reino de España (Sotho, Southern,U)
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| Español, Estado (C,V)
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| Estado Español (C,V,Spanish,U,N)
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| Spain, Kingdom of (C,O,English,U)
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| Kingdom of Spain (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Spanish State (C,O,Spanish,U,N)
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| Espagne (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| Royaume d'Espagne (C,O,French,U,N)
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| Spanien (C,O,German-P,U,N)
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| Spanje (C,O,Dutch-P,U,N)
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| Espanha (C,O,Portuguese-P,U,N)
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| Spagna (C,O,Italian,U,N)
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| Hispana (H,V,Latin-P,U,N)
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............ | Roman |
| Hispania (H,V)
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............ | ancient |
| Iberia (H,V)
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............ | ancient |
| Spanish (C,O,English,U,A)
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| Испания (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| Королевство Испания (C,O,Russian,U)
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| 西班牙 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| 西班牙王国 (C,O,Chinese,U)
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| إس باهاَ (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| مم ىَة إس باهاَ (C,O,Arabic,U)
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| ESP (C,O,ISO3L)
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| ES (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO724 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| SP00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| SP (NA,V,Sotho, Southern,U)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Place Types: |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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united 1479 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| constitutional monarchy (C) |
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reorganized December 29, 1978 |
| monarchy (H) |
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from 1572 (when kingdoms of Castille, León, Navarre & Aragón united) until 1931; re-established on 1975 |
| republic (H) |
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first republic, 1873; second republic, 1931-1939 |
| inhabited region (H) |
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first settled by Neanderthals |
| independent political entity (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Madrid .......... (inhabited place) |
| .................. |
(World, Europe, Spain, Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid province) [7010413] |
| member of .... |
European Community .......... (association) |
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(World, Europe) [7000209] |
| member of .... |
European Union .......... (union) |
| ................ |
(World, Europe) [7030305] |
| ................ |
since 1986 |
| member of .... |
Euro Zone .......... (union) |
| ................ |
(World, Europe) [7033130] |
| member of .... |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization .......... (organization) |
| ................ |
(World) [7029610] |
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became a member in 1982 |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1955 |
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