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TIME DIFFERENCE GMT +1

TELEPHONE CODE +34

CURRENCY Euro

LANGUAGE Spanish

POPULATION 40.4 million

SIZE OF COUNTRY 504,782 sq km (196,865 sq miles)

CAPITAL Madrid

WHEN TO GO Spain is generally divided into a temperate north and a hot, dry south, with April to October the most popular time to visit. In the height of summer (July to August) temperatures soar to scorching highs inland. Coastal regions remain pleasant year-round but are prone to wet weather in winter.

TOURIST INFORMATION Spanish Tourist Office Tel: 020 7317 2010 Fax : 020 73172 048 Email: londres@tourspain.es www.tourspain.co.uk

Spain has at least a dozen personalities, from the desert-style plains of Almeria and silver-sand beaches of Formentera to the curvaceous hills of Catalonia and the deep ravines, stalagmites and caverns of the Balearics. Vast highland plateaus are segmented by spiny mountains while narrow, low-lying coastal plains run like ribbons throughout the south-west. Dramatic cliffs are home to hook-clawed raptors while bears, lynx, and wolves roam mountain woods and streams. Vines, olives, figs and orange groves flourish in the fertile soil of the foothills while beautiful domed Moorish palaces sit in resplendent gardens amidst mosaics, frescoes and archways.