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SPAIN

COUNTRY DETAILS

Spain is the third most popular tourist destination in the world. This is a country on southwestern Europe’s Iberian Peninsula. The Capital city Madrid is the home to the royal palace and prado museum. This includes 17 autonomous regions with diverse geography and cultures.

FUN FACTS

Most of the people in Spain live along the Mediterranean coastline and the Atlantic coast. Significant cities in the interior are the capital city Madrid and the cities Zaragoza and Sevilla. About 80% of the people live in urban areas.
Spanish is the world's second-most spoken native language. Spanish is spoken in Spain and in the South American countries, among them Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela.
As of July 2019, Spain is home to a whopping 47 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the third-highest in the world. These include historic cities, monumental churches, and more. Only Italy and China have more UNESCO World Heritage Sites – both have 55.
Well, at least once a year, they do. Every August, one of the world’s wackiest festivals – La Tomatina turns the small Valencian town of Buñol into the biggest food fight playground.The festival is incredibly popular, attracting nearly 40,000 people every year. While the fight lasts only about an hour, more than 150,000 tomatoes are used, turning the streets of Buñol into a scarlet Venice.
This is one of the craziest Spanish facts. You probably know the bull is Spain’s national animal. You may also be familiar with the corrida (bullfighting). But do you know that they held a nine-day festival every year in Pamplona where bulls are let go on the streets to chase people.
Spain produced a whopping 1.8 million tons of olive oil in 2018 and about 1.2 million tons in 2020. The main region for olive oil production is Andalusia. Spain has the most olive trees in the world.
We continue with a Spanish fact for the foodies. Situated in Madrid is Sobrino de Botin, also known as the oldest restaurant in the world in continuous operation. It was opened in 1725 by Frenchman Jean Botin and his wife.
Machinery, cars and petroleum products and are the main export products of Spain. Citrus fruit peel, nuts and melons are among the top agricultural products as well.
Spain is one of the world’s biggest producers of saffron, an important ingredient in paella.
The Madrid subway is the second largest underground system in Europe and the sixth largest system in the world.

CHOICE AS A STUDY DESTINATION

Top 03 reasons for international students to choose Spain as their study destinations is
- Quality Education / Study in English
- Low tuition fees
- Affordability