Spain
- Spanish State Mug Spain or España -
Spanish Map and
country description on Coffee Mugs
Text on Spanish Custom Country Coffee Mug
Spain (España) is
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe, occupying the
greater part of the Iberian Peninsula. It borders on the north
by the Bay of Biscay, France, and Andorra; on the east by the
Mediterranean Sea; on the south by the Mediterranean Sea and the
Atlantic Ocean; and on the west by Portugal and the Atlantic
Ocean. The Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean and the Canary
Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa are
governed as provinces of Spain. Madrid is the capital and
largest city. Spain occupies about 85 percent of the Iberian
Peninsula and is bounded by water for about 88 percent of its
periphery; its Mediterranean coast is about 1,030 mi long, and
its Atlantic coast is about 440 mi long. The most important
topographical feature of Spain is the great, almost treeless,
central plateau, called the Meseta Central, sloping generally
downward from north to south and from east to west, and with an
average elevation of about 2,000 ft above sea level. Between
many of the mountains are narrow valleys, drained by rapid
rivers.
