widely from region to region. Some of the regions are
divided into provinces, of which Spain has 50 in total.
Ceuta and Melilla, two tiny fenced off patches of Spain
clinging defiantly to the otherwise Moroccan coast of
Africa, carry the status of autonomous cities.
Area504,000 sq km (190,000 sq miles) (around double the size of the UK)
Populationapproximately 40 million (and growing)
Population density(average) 81 people per sq km (210 per sq mile)
Life expectancy76 for men and 83 for women
Visitorswith almost 60 million visitors a year, Spain is the second most popular
tourist destination in the world.
Vital statistics
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- Identity: the
building blocks of
2. Literature
and philosophy
3. Art and
architecture
4. Performing
arts
5. Cinema
and fashion
6. Media and
communications
7. Food and drink 8. Living culture:
the details of
