2. Info: -population of 46 million -capital: Madrid -official language: Spanish -economy: 12 th largest economy in the world, 5 th largest in Europe
3. Government: -parliamentary democracy / constitutional monarchy -king= Juan Carlos 1 Prime Minister= Jose Zapatero -Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party in charge
4. -economy has suffered greatly -zapatero will not seek a third term What Happened: -unemployment rate rose to over 21.4 percent
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6. why is this important? -we are also undergoing an economic recession; lots of Americans are facing unemployment -important for us to see how other governments handle such situations/ how civilians will react to such extreme circumstances
