Spain

SPAIN

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Where is Spain?

Spain is in the South-west of the European Continent

Check Spain's borders and territories

Spain's identity

National symbols

Spain is a Parliamentary Monarchy

Spanish Constitution

The King is the Head of the State but he doesn't make the laws or govern the country.

It was passed in 1978 and signed by Juan Carlos I.It is a set of basic principles that establish the rights and duties of Spanish citizens. It also fosters equality among Spanish people.

Spain is a democratic state:Citizens (over 18 years old) vote in elections to decide who represents us in the Parliament.

Spanish State Institutions

ParliamentLegislative Power

Government Executive Power

Judicial System Judiciary Power

It interprets the laws.It decides if a person is obeying or breaking the rules.

It proposes and passes the laws.

It enforces the laws.It makes decisitions and organizes the State.

It is made up of:

• Congress: it has 350 members.
• Senate: it has 265 senators.

All of them are chosen in elections by Spanish citizens.

It is made up of:

• President: chosen in the congress.
• Vicepresidents and ministers: chosen by the president

It is made up of magistrates and judges who work in courts and tribunals.

Autonomous Communities

The Spanish territories are divided into 17 Autonomous Communities and 2 Autonomous Cities.Each of them has:

• Its own government and parliament, chosen in elections.
• Its own Statute of Autonomy: it establishes the basic principles about the community's organization and functioning.

Check the Autonomous Communities and the Autonomous cities

Provinces

Most Autonomous Communities are divided into smaller territories called provinces. There are 50 provinces.

Check the provinces in each Community:

Aragón

Baleares

Asturias

Comunidad de Madrid

Canarias

Comunidad Valenciana

Galicia

Cantabria

Navarra

Murcia

Castilla- La Mancha

Extremadura

Castilla y León

Andalucía

Cataluña

La Rioja

País Vasco

Check them in the map

Relief

Plain

The Spanish relief is diverse and it includes different landforms. A landform is a natural feature of the earth's surface.

Hill

Plateau

Mountain range

Mountain system

Check these landforms to understand what they refer to

Valley

Cliff

Peninsula

Cape

Island

Gulf

Archipelago

Mountain systems in Spain

Check the map to see the main mountains and plateaus in Spain and the highest peaks.

Rivers in Spain

A watershed is an area of land that contains rivers which flow into the same sea or ocean. Spain has three watersheds:

Cantabrian watershed

Mediterranean watershed

Atlantic watershed

Check the map to see the main rivers in Spain.

Climates in Spain

Spain has six different types of climates. Check their characteristics:

Oceanic climate

Continental climate

Mediterranean climate

Subtropical climate

Mountain climate

Arid climate