Spain is located in Europe, bordered by France and Portugal. Madrid is the capital city. The climate is mild, with warm summers and cool winters. Education in Spain has nearly universal literacy, with over 5 million students enrolled across primary, secondary, and post-secondary levels. Popular media outlets include El Pais newspaper and La 1 television. Traditional Spanish clothing was known for its elegance and decoration, influencing styles across Europe. Daily life has a slower pace, exemplified by the traditional midday siesta for rest. Important foods include tapas, serrano ham, and paella. Bullfighting remains an important cultural tradition, though controversial.

1. SPAIN
SENA ÇAMLICA
ALI BERKE ERBOY

2. GEOGRAPHY
 Spain is in Europe.
 France and Portugal border Spain.
 The Straight of Gibraltar in the south separates Spain from Africa.
 Madrid is the Capital.

3. CLIMATE
 Very nice weather in Spain.
 54° in the Winter
 75° in the Summer

4. EDUCATION
 Literacy (2003)
Total 98.1
Male 98.8
Female 97.4
 Enrollment
Total 5,917,074
Primary 2,479,631
Secondary 1,871,430
Post secondary 1,566,013
 Attainment
Secondary diploma 45.4%
Post-secondary diploma 38.1%

5. MEDIA
 NEWS
El Periódico de Catalunya
El Pais
Marca
► TV
Canal 24 Horas
TVE Internacional
La 1

6. Clothing
 Back in the 16th century, Spain was on the cutting edge of fashion.
Spanish clothing styles influenced the world and traditional Spanish
clothing was widely known for its elegance and decoration. As the
Habsburg Spain grew in power, Spanish fashions such as Spanish
capes, corsets and farthingales became popular all over Western
Europe. Farthingales were bell-shaped hoop skirts made up of
whalebone, cloth and intricate cages of wire underneath women’s
clothes. The style was cumbersome for Renaissance women and it
took them hours to get dressed.

7. The Culture of the Siesta
 The beauty of the siesta is not the sleep itself, but the slower pace of life. A siesta is a
conscious effort to take a break, to stop and reflect, and to take time for yourself. In
places where siestas are common, you might find that churches, shops, or even
public buildings are closed during the siesta hours. Siesta is for resting, be it physically,
mentally, or otherwise.But the honored place of the siesta is far from secure. Spain
recently ratified new laws that allowed stores to stay open twenty-five percent longer
each week. The implication is that stores would then stay open for the mid-day
period usually allotted to siestas. The move was in an effort to fight effects of the
ongoing financial downturn by creating more commerce – at the expense of
naps.On the other end of the spectrum, National Association of Friends of the Siesta
recently held the first national siesta championship in Madrid. Hoping to revive
interest in the traditional snooze, the competition was judged on:
*Sleeping as many of the allotted 20 minutes as
possible
*Original sleeping positions
*Loudest snore
*Best outfit

8. FOOD
 Cheap, substantial meals as opposed to gourmet
 Tapas
 Serrano Ham
 Fish delicacies (Paella)

9. CONFORMITIES
 Greetings consist of a handshake and a kiss on both cheeks
 Spanish men maintain longer eye contact with females
 Life is slow paced
 Life begins when the sun goes down

10. Special days in spain:
 New Year : January 1
Good Friday : April 13
Labor Day : May 1
Feast of the Virgin Mary : August 15
National Day : October 12
All Saints Day : November 1st
Sinlessness the Feast of the Virgin Mary : December 8
Christmas : December 25

12. BULLFIGHTING
 The National Sport of Spain
 24,000 bulls are killed each year
FLAMENKO
▶ Although it is known to be specific to Spain, is actually the culture of
Andalusia
▶ Flamenko is a kind uncovered by Jews, Gypsies spain and Muslims

13. Sangria
 Sangria is a wine fruity cocktail. Typically in red wine, fruit pieces ,
such as a sweetener and has a strong drink vodka or rum sugar or
honey.
Sangria, Spain and is known as a drink originated in Portugal and
those countries with widely consumed in Latin America. According
to a thought less accepted in the first period when the British
colonies in the West Indies began to drink

14. Languages are spoken mainly in
Spain:
► Castilian
► Catalan or Valencian
► Basque
► Galician
► Aranese

15. Religion
About 79% of Spaniards identify as belonging to the
Roman Catholic religion; 2% identify with another
religious faith, and about 19% as non-religious
Holidays
An important Spanish holiday is "Semana Santa«
(Holy Week), celebrated the week before Easter with
large parades and other religious events. Spaniards
also hold celebrations to honor their local saints in
churches, cities, towns and villages. The people
decorate the streets, build bonfires, set off fireworks
and hold large parades, bullfights, and beauty
contests.

16. Politics
Spain is a democratic parliamentary constitutional
monarchy. The monarch is the head of state, and
the president of the government is the head of
government. There are multiple parties and free
elections. Executive power is vested in the
government. Central legislative power is vested in
the two chambers of parliament. The judiciary is
independent of the executive and the legislative
powers.

17. WORKS CITED
 http://www.idealspain.com
 http://spanishunlimited.com
 http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39249000/jpg/_39249664_
bullfightap203.jpg
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Spain
 http://www.wikipedia.org

18. VIDEOS
 Domates festivali ve Flamenco