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Spain
Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Espana
Population: 40,341,462 (July 2005 est)
Language: Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%;
note - Castilian is the official language nationwide; the other languages are official regionally
Capital: Madrid
Location: Southwestern Europe
Bordering Countries: Andorra, France, Gibraltar, Portugal, Morocco (Ceuta), Morocco (Melilla)
Independence: The Iberian peninsula was characterized by a variety of independent kingdoms prior to the Moslem occupation that began in the early 8th century A. D. and lasted nearly seven centuries; the small Christian redoubts of the north began the reconquest almost immediately, culminating in the seizure of Granada in 1492; this event completed the unification of several kingdoms and is traditionally considered the forging of present-day Spain
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