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Spain sees no more than 900 job cuts at Opel plant...plant. Opel's Figueruelas plant near Zaragoza currently employs 7,500 of GM's 50,000 workers in Europe. Union representatives in Spain have already said they would not accept any more cuts than those negotiated with Magna. Reilly, a... In this article: Opel, General Motors, Magna, Spain, Europe, Electric car, European Investment Bank, and Carl-Peter Forster |
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Telegraph.co.uk - Football | 11 hours ago
Spain team at World Cup 2010
...experience: Player: None. Coach: None. The former Real Madrid coach replaced Luis Aragones following Spain's success in Euro 2008. The Country: Spain continued their success in the Euro 2008 finals by walking through the World Cup...
In this article: Cesc Fabregas, Fernando Torres, World Cup 2010, World Cup, World Cup, Santi Cazorla, Juan Mata, Vicente del Bosque, and Luis Aragones
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FIFA.com News | 18 hours ago
Spain regain leadership from Brazil
...World Ranking has changed hands following the completion of the preliminary competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, with European champions Spain overtaking Brazil, who had been at the top since July. Portugal (5th, up 5) and France (7th,...
In this article: Brazil, FIFA, World Cup, AFC Asian Cup, South Africa, and Cape Town
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Reuters | 1 day ago
Spain's 15-year bond issue draws solid demand
Spain sold 3.3 billion euros ($4.94 billion) worth of 15-year government bonds on Thursday, drawing solid demand despite rising premiums investors demand to hold non-core euro zone sovereign debt. The amount offered was at the upper end...
In this article: London
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ESPN | 2 days ago
Austria 1-5 Spain: David Villa double adds to rout
...friendly at the Ernst-Happel Stadion in Vienna tonight. Returning to the scene of their Euro 2008 final triumph over Germany, Spain suffered an early setback when Jakob Jantscher put Austria ahead, but Vicente del Bosque's...
In this article: David Villa, Austria, David Silva, Dani Guiza, Pablo Hernandez, Andres Iniesta, Vicente del Bosque, and Valencia
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | 2 days ago
Spain quiet on $3.7m pirate ransom
...was steaming towards ''safer waters'' and that its crew members were ''safe and sound''. Officials declined to comment on reports that Spain had paid a ransom of nearly $US3.5 million ($3.7 million). Asked if a ransom had been paid, Mr...
In this article: European Union, Javier Solana, Indian Ocean, and Somalia
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AP Online | 3 days ago
Spain says pirates freed trawler, 36 crew members
MADRID (AP) - Spain's prime minister says Somali pirates have freed a Spanish trawler with crew of 36 after holding them hostage for more than six weeks. Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero says the tuna boat Alakrana "is sailing...
In this article: Somalia, EU, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Mogadishu, and Madrid
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Pirate suspects to face trial in Spain
...Somalis suspected of being part of a pirate gang which hijacked a Spanish fishing boat and its crew in the Indian Ocean could be tried in Spain within a month, judicial sources said Monday. Judge Santiago Pedraz charged Cabdullahi Cabduwily,...
In this article: Indian Ocean, Allegation, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, and Somalia
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washingtonpost.com | 4 days ago
Spain moves to win hostage sailors' freedom
MADRID -- Spain moved Monday to win the release of 36 fishermen held hostage on a Spanish trawler off Somalia by indicting two captured pirates in a fast-track procedure so they can be returned to Somalia as demanded by the hijackers. The...
In this article: Madrid, Somalia, El Pais, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, and Indian Ocean
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Nadal and Verdasco back for Spain for Davis Cup final
MADRID (Reuters) - Top 10 duo Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco have returned to the Spain side for next month's Davis Cup final against Czech Republic, captain Albert Costa said on Monday. David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez complete the...
In this article: Davis Cup, Rafael Nadal, Fernando Verdasco, Albert Costa, Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Tomas Berdych, Feliciano Lopez, and Radek Stepanek
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Nadal leads Spain in Davis Cup final vs. Czechs
LOGRONO, Spain (AP) - Rafael Nadal will lead defending champion Spain in the Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic next month. The second-ranked Nadal returns to captain Albert Costa's team for the first time since a first-round win...
In this article: Davis Cup, Feliciano Lopez, Fernando Verdasco, Albert Costa, David Ferrer, Logrono, Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, and Argentina
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Spain /ˈspeɪn/ (Spanish: España, ), or the Kingdom of Spain (Spanish: Reino de España), is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the northwest and west by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal. Spanish territory also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast, and two autonomous cities in North Africa, Ceuta and Melilla, that border Morocco. With an area of 504,030 km², Spain is the second largest country in Western Europe and the European Union after France.
Because of its location, the territory of Spain was subject to many external influences, often simultaneously, since prehistoric times and through the dawn of Spain as a country. Conversely, the country itself has been an important source of influence to other regions, chiefly during the Modern Era, when it became a global empire that has left a legacy of over 400 million Spanish speakers today.
Spain is a democracy organised in the form of a parliamentary government under a constitutional monarchy. It is a developed country with the ninth largest economy by nominal GDP, and high living standards (16th highest HDI). It is a member of the United Nations, European Union, NATO, OECD, and WTO.
- Name:
- Spain
- Conventional Long Name:
- Kingdom of Spain
- Local Name:
- Reino de España
- Capital:
- Madrid
- Language:
- Spanish
- Motto:
- "Plus Ultra"
- Largest City:
- Madrid
- Government type:
- Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1516
- Formations:
- de facto
- Area:
- 195,364
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $1,397 billion
- GDP (nominal):
- $1,611 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $35,331
- Time Zone:
- CET
- Currency:
- Euro (€)
- Demonym:
- Spanish, Spaniard
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- EUR
- Country Calling Code:
- 34
- ccTLD:
- .es
- EU Accession:
- January 01, 1986
- Anthem:
- "Royal March"
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