General information on Spain: Location with bounderies, languages, Public holidays and more

Location of Spain:

Spain is located in south west Europe. The Kingdom of Spain occupies the biggest part of the Iberian Peninsula and is bathed by the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Cantabrian Sea. Spain borders with Portugal, France, Andorra and Gibraltar. To Spain also belong the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic and the two in Africa located cities of Ceuta and Melilla. The country´s total surface area is almost 505 thousand sq. kmts.

National public holidays in Spain for the year 2012:

January 1 - New Year's Day
January 6 - Epiphany
April 6 - Easter Friday
May 1 - Labour Day
August 15 - Feast of the Assumption
October 12 - Spain's National Day
November 1 - All Saints´ Day
December 6 - Constitution Day
December 8 - Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 25 - Christmas Day

Beside the above mentioned nationwide public holidays, there are several holidays in each Spanish autonomous community as well as local holidays.

Spain is formed by seventeen autonomous communities with a total of fifty provinces, in addition to the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla.

Spanish autonomous communities:

Andalusia / Andalucia
Aragon
Asturias
Balearic Islands
Basque Country
Canary Islands
Castile and Leon
Castile-La Mancha
Cantabria
Catalonia / Catalunya
Extremadura
Galicia
La Rioja
Madrid
Murcia
Navarre / Navarra
Valencian Community

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