Location : southwestern europe. bordering the bay of biscay. mediterranean sea. north atlantic ocean. and pyrenees mountains. southwest of france Geographic Coordinates
: 40 00 n. 4 00 w Map Reference : europe Area :
total: 504.782 sq km land: 499.542 sq km water: 5.240 sq km note: there are 2 autonomous cities - ceuta and melilla - and 17 autonomous communities including balearic islands and canary islands. and three small spanish possessions off the coast of morocco - islas chafarinas. penon de alhucemas. and penon de velez de la gomera Area Comparative: slightly more than twice the size of oregon
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Land boundaries :
total: 1.917.8 km border countries: andorra 63.7 km. france 623 km. gibraltar 1.2 km. portugal 1.214 km. morocco (ceuta) 6.3 km. morocco (melilla) 9.6 km coastline
: 225 Maritime Claims : territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm (applies only to the atlantic ocean) Climate:
temperate; clear. hot summers in interior. more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy. cold winters in interior. partly cloudy and cool along coast Terrain
: large. flat to dissected plateau surrounded by rugged hills; pyrenees in north Elevation extremes : lowest point: atlantic ocean 0 m highest point: pico de teide (tenerife) on canary islands 3.718 m Natural Resources
:coal. lignite. iron ore. copper. lead. zinc. uranium. tungsten. mercury. pyrites. magnesite. fluorspar. gypsum. sepiolite. kaolin. potash. hydropower. arable land Land use : arable land: 26.07% permanent crops: 9.87% other: 64.06% (2001) Irrigated Lands
: 36.400 sq km (1998 est.)
