Classroom Presentation on Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España)

1. Welcome to the
Kingdom of Spain
With:
Ms. Anjum Liyaquat
Ms. Archita Sarma
Mr. Sijin Varghese
The Land Where Joy Never Ends!

2. España
• Located in south western Europe on the
Iberian Peninsula
• Spain is the second largest country in Western
Europe and the European Union after France.
• It is a developed country and is the seventh
largest economy according to GDP, and high
living standards

4. HISTORY

5. King Philip II of Spain 1556

6. Philip’s palace, Escorial

7. By Philip’s time, Spain is raking in
massive amounts of gold and silver
He joined the Holy League to defeat
the Ottomans at the Battle of Lepanto

9. • Spain, however, was facing some problems by
the mid to late 1600’s
• Inflation
• Population
• Lower class had to pay taxes

10. • The Dutch revolt in the 1560’s and 1570’s
• Portugal was restless
• On top of it all, there be pirates

11. Geography

12. • It has an area of approximately 504,030 km²
• It occupies about 85 percent of the Iberian
Peninsula, which it shares with its smaller
neighbour Portugal
• Estimated Population(2009) is around
45,661,000

13. Climate
• Has a Mediterranean type of
Climate
• Winters= 48 °/F (9 °/C)
• Summers= 64 °/F (18 °/C)
• Annual rainfall= about 38 ins

14. Vegetation
• Nearly half of Spain is covered by vegetation
• Spain has heath and deciduous woodland (oak,
beech)
• The Central have diverse pine species
• Poplar and eucalyptus have become widespread
since the 19th century

15. Wildlife
• European wolf and the brown bear
• The bull, wild boar, ibex (wild goat), and
red and fallow deer
• Spanish imperial eagle and other large
species such as the eagle owl, the buzzard

16. Religion

17. christanity
irreligions/others
islam
judaism
others

18. Culture

19. Languages
• Spanish
• Basque
• Catalan
• Galician

20. Daily life and social
customs
• Start day at 9
• Lunch is a main meal taken between
2:oo-3:00
• Followed by nap called siesta
• Supper, a lighter meal taken between
9:00-10:00

21. Food and Drink
• It is a widespread custom to go for a snack
before meals
• The most well-known bar food, known as
tapas
• Few typical Tapas are mushrooms in garlic
sauce, marinated seafood, Spanish omelette

22. • Spanish food is frequently thought to be
very spicy
• Spaniards are among the world’s largest
consumers of seafood. Legumes, especially
lentils and chickpeas

23. Etiquettes

24. Meeting and Greeting in Spain
• Shake hands
• Exchange a kiss on each cheek
• Quick embrace and/or backslap (for men)
• When in doubt, just stick to a firm
handshake

25. Business Dress in Spain
• Most Spaniards are often fairly formally dress for
business
• The most common men’s accessories are a good
watch and a gold wedding band
• Always look clean and neat and dress stylishly

26. • Women often wear smart, high-quality
skirts, dresses or pantsuits
• Besides the ubiquitous jewellery, scarves are
common accessories with high-heeled shoes

27. Meals and Table Manners in Spain
• Spaniards eat “continental-style”
• They also keep their hands visible and on
the table at all times
ₓIt’s considered rude or foreign to keep
your hands in your lap

28. • Meals are leisurely affairs accompanied
by good conversation
ₓDon’t rush things

29. Festivals in Spain

30. La Tomatina- Valencia Tomato
Fight Festival
• It is celebrated in
Bunol, valencia
• Throw tomatoes
on each other

31. Tamborrada de San Sebastian/The
San Sebastian Drum Festival
• Drummers parade in
the night of the first
day of the year

32. La Endiablada/The Disguised
Devils
• Celebrate disguised
as devils in this
festival
• Pretend to wash the
statue of San Blas

33. Fallas de San Jose
• A night time parade
• Offers of flowers to
Nuestra Senora

34. Corpus Christi
• Illusion of Nun
Juliana

35. Hogueras de San Juan
• Light triumphs over
darkness
• Decorated with
branches and leaves

36. Romeria Vikinga
• Viking invasion of
the "Torres de
Oeste”
• Everybody drinks
red wine from the
Ulla River

37. Fiestas Patronales de La Virgen
de Gracia
• To honour its Virgin
• Fireworks, music and
flower offering to the
Virgin

38. Dance and music

39. Flamenco
• Its about 3 elements
–Music
–Rhythm
–Movement
• It includes
–Guitar player
–Male/female singer
–Male/female dancer

40. Arts

41. • Diego Velázquez
• Francisco de Goya
• Pablo Picasso
• The period from about 1500 to 1681, known
as the Golden Age

42. Literature

43. • Spanish literature has known a great number
of influences and it is very diverse
• Miguel de Cervantes is probably Spain's most
famous author and his Don Quixote is
considered the most emblematic work

44. Sports

45. Bull Fighting

46. • Running of the bull is on July 7-14th
• Mostly in Madrid
• Began in 2oo0B.C.
• Its when 6 bulls are killed by 3 matadors
• Each fight last for 15 minutes

47. Soccer

48. Tennis

49. The Government

50. • Under the constitution,1978,spain is
democratic state subject to rule of law
• It has parliament monarchy
• Capital is Madrid
• Has 17 Autonomous Region and 2 city
enclaves

51. King Juan Carlos I

52. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

53. Foreign Relations

54. • Spain is a founding member of the
European Union in 1993 and signed the
Maastricht Treaty
• The European Community, and define
security relations with the West
• Member of NATO since 1982

55. The Economy

56. • At the beginning of the 20th
century, Spain was rural
• Modern industry existed only in the
textile mills and in the metallurgical
plants
• Spain 's economy is the 7th largest in the
world and this is one of the important

57. Agriculture
• Benefited products are
– grapes, cotton, sugar
beets, potatoes, legumes, olive
trees, strawberries, tomatoes, and fodder grasses
• 5 million hectares = orchards, olive groves, and
vineyards.
• Another 5 million lay fallow each year because of
inadequate rainfall
• And scrub woodland accounted for 11.9 million
hectares

58. • Another 5 million lay fallow each year
because of inadequate rainfall
• And scrub woodland accounted for 11.9
million hectares

59. Industry
• Growth was led by the motor vehicle and the
chemical industries, both of which were stimulated
by foreign capital and technology
• Labour productivity grew by nearly 8 percent per
year
• Spain have a large steel-producing capacity

60. • One of the world's largest shipbuilding nations
• Development and expansion are encouraged
in industries such as food
processing, consumer electronics, defence
systems
• Overall industrial growth is estimated to 4.7
percent

61. Energy
• Spain is poor in energy resources, with the
exception of coal
• Spain increasingly depended upon imported
petroleum

62. Petroleum
• Spain possessed a small domestic oil
production capability that yielded only 1.6
million tons
• Mexico, responsible for 19.7 percent of Spain's
petroleum imports, was the largest single
supplier of Spain's energy needs

63. Banking
• Of the three main groups of banks in the
Spanish banking system—
1. private banks,
2. savings banks, and
3. official credit institutions--private banks
were the most important

64. • Spain did not have an adequate pension
fund system
• Banks had grown by borrowing cheaply
from their customers and then selling
their services at huge margins

65. • More than half the bank's capital was in
private hands
• Foreign banks were no longer to be allowed
entry into Spain before the 1992

66. Spain’s Exports
• Spain exports a multitude of goods.
• Spain exports fish, grapes, olives and
oranges
• In 2007, Spain's exports amounted to US
$248.3 billion

67. Some of Spain's major exports
• Petroleum products
• Medicinal items
• Automotive parts & accessories
• Generators, transformers & accessories

68. Spain’s Imports
Its imports include:
• Foodstuffs
• Medicinal equipment
• Industrial engines
• Telecommunications equipment
• Organic chemicals

69. Tourism

70. • One of the three most visited countries in the world
• Over 48 million tourist visit Spain each year
• UNESCO has recognized Spain’s group of cities as
world’s most important heritage cities

71. • It has a imprint of many civilization
• It is called Prized Destination Worldwide

72. Barcelona

73. Trade Barriers
• Language barrier
• Tariffs and Quotas
• Protection of Home market
• Political / policies
• Culture

74. What else is Spain know for?
• Spain makes 44% of the world's olive
oil, more than twice that of Italy and four
times that of Greece.
• Nearly three-quarters of the world's saffron
is grown in Spain.
• Spain is the fifth biggest exporter of wine to
the US after Italy, Australia, France and
Chile.

75. What else is Spain know for?
• Though Spain is more famous for its red
wine than white, the majority of its
vineyards have white grapes
• Spain is one of the top five importers of
Scotch whiskey in the world

76. End