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Spain in Europe is the only country that is also a part of the continent of Africa and is known as a transcontinental country. Furthermore, legendary artists like Pablo Picasso, Diego Velazquez, Joan Miro, Salvador Dali, El Greco, and Francisco Goya have grown up on this soil. One might find it surprising that Spain is the largest exporter of strawberries in the world! Apart from that, Spain is home to two of the world’s biggest football clubs, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. Here are 4 Facts about Spain. Read on to learn about the rest of the Fantastic Facts about Spain.
Facts about Spain
Furthermore, here are some more Facts about Spain!
- Spain’s national anthem, ‘La Marcha Real’ has no lyrics! Moreover, it is one of the four countries that have a national anthem with no lyrics.
- The World’s First Modern Novel is Miguel de Cervantes’ “Don Quixote” was written in Spain in 1605 and 1615! It is the 8th most translated book in the world and has been translated into more than 140 languages.
- The Cave of El Castillo in northern Spain has some of the oldest known cave paintings, dating back over 40,000 years!
- The life expectancy in Spain averages over 83 years and is the second-highest in the world after Japan!
- Interestingly, the Stapler that we now use today was created in Spain! It was created by the French King, King Louis XV in the Basque Country in the 18th century! Additionally, Spain has also given our world, the spacesuit and the bucket and mop!
- Spain has the longest high-speed rail network in Europe, with the AVE trains reaching speeds of up to 310 km/h and covering over 3,100 km of tracks.
- There are about 440 million native speakers of Spanish around the globe and is the second most spoken native language! Along with Spanish, there are four other national languages, which are Basque, Catalan, Galician and Aranese. Furthermore, Basque is one of the oldest languages in Europe!
- The third longest coastline in Europe is in Spain and is 4,964 km long!
- Spaniards are known for their appreciation of leisure time. A 2013 OECD report, indicates that Spaniards use their 24 hours beyond work for activities such as meals, socialising as well as relaxation!
- There are almost 50 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Spain! It comes in after 4 other countries, China, Italy and Germany.
- In 2013, Spain was the first country to use wind as their source of energy in the world! That year, Spain almost generated 54,000 gigawatts of electricity!
- The La Tomatina festival in Bunol as seen in the movie, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, has been going on since 1945!
- You surely must have heard about our Tooth Fairy which takes away kid’s teeth. However, in Spain, they have Ratoncito Pérez, a mystical mouse!
- In the year 1725, Restaurante Botin opened and has since been serving one and all! It is even in the Guinness Book of Records as the Oldest Restaurant in the World!
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- If you want to run along with wild bulls and get stuck by their horns, Pamplona, Spain is the place to be. The fun San Fermin Festival is also known as Running with the Bulls!
- Surprisingly, Spain is the largest producer of olive oil in the world!
- We will need to wait until 2026, for the completion of the famous cathedral, Sagrada Familia whose construction began on the 19th of March 1882!
- Spain has 612 Blue Flag beaches, they have great water quality and are the cleanest!
- In Spain, there is an age-old tradition of eating 12 grapes at midnight to bring in good luck for the New Year!
- Interestingly, there is a salt mountain in Spain and the town of Cardona in Catalonia is on top of it! Guess they’ll never run out of salt!
- In Coruna, Spain, the Tower of Hercules is a 2nd-century Roman-built lighthouse and is the World’s Oldest Existing Lighthouse!
- The Highest Number of Organ Donors in the World is in Spain!
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