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Welcome to the Kingdom of Spain
With: Ms. Anjum LiyaquatMs. Archita SarmaMr. Sijin Varghese
The Land Where Joy Never Ends!
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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
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HISTORY
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King Philip II of Spain 1556
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Philip’s palace, Escorial
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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
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• Spain, however, was facing some problems by the mid to late 1600’s
• Inflation
• Population
• Lower class had to pay taxes
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• The Dutch revolt in the 1560’s and 1570’s
• Portugal was restless
• On top of it all, there be pirates
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Geography
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• 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
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Climate
• Has a Mediterranean type of Climate
• Winters= 48 °/F (9 °/C) • Summers= 64 °/F (18 °/C) • Annual rainfall= about 38 ins
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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
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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
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Religion
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christanity
irreligions/others
islam
judaism
others
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Culture
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Languages
• Spanish
• Basque
• Catalan
• Galician
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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
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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
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• Spanish food is frequently thought to be very spicy
• Spaniards are among the world’s largest consumers of seafood. Legumes, especially lentils and chickpeas
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Etiquettes
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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
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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
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• Women often wear smart, high-quality skirts, dresses or pantsuits
• Besides the ubiquitous jewellery, scarves are common accessories with high-heeled shoes
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Meals and Table Manners in Spain
• Spaniards eat “continental-style”
• They also keep their hands visible and on the table at all times
ₓ It’s considered rude or foreign to keep your hands in your lap
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• Meals are leisurely affairs accompanied by good conversation
ₓ Don’t rush things
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Festivals in Spain
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La Tomatina- Valencia Tomato Fight Festival
• It is celebrated in Bunol, valencia
• Throw tomatoes on each other
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Tamborrada de San Sebastian/The San Sebastian
Drum Festival
• Drummers parade in the night of the first day of the year
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La Endiablada/The Disguised Devils
• Celebrate disguised as devils in this festival
• Pretend to wash the statue of San Blas
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Fallas de San Jose
• A night time parade
• Offers of flowers to Nuestra Senora
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Corpus Christi
• Illusion of Nun Juliana
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Hogueras de San Juan
• Light triumphs over darkness
• Decorated with branches and leaves
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Romeria Vikinga
• Viking invasion of the "Torres de Oeste”
• Everybody drinks red wine from the Ulla River
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Fiestas Patronales de La Virgen de Gracia
• To honour its Virgin
• Fireworks, music and flower offering to the Virgin
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Dance and music
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Flamenco• Its about 3 elements –Music–Rhythm–Movement
• It includes–Guitar player–Male/female singer–Male/female dancer
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Arts
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• Diego Velázquez
• Francisco de Goya
• Pablo Picasso
• The period from about 1500 to 1681, known as the Golden Age
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Literature
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• 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
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Sports
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Bull Fighting
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• 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
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Soccer
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Tennis
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The Government
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• 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
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King Juan Carlos I
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José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
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Foreign Relations
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• 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
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The Economy
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• 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
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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
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• Another 5 million lay fallow each year because of inadequate rainfall
• And scrub woodland accounted for 11.9 million hectares
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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
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• 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
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Energy
• Spain is poor in energy resources, with the exception of coal
• Spain increasingly depended upon imported petroleum
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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
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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
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• 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
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• 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
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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
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Some of Spain's major exports
• Petroleum products
• Medicinal items • Automotive parts & accessories
• Generators, transformers & accessories
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Spain’s Imports
Its imports include: • Foodstuffs
• Medicinal equipment
• Industrial engines
• Telecommunications equipment
• Organic chemicals
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Tourism
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• 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
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• It has a imprint of many civilization
• It is called Prized Destination Worldwide
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Barcelona
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Trade Barriers
• Language barrier
• Tariffs and Quotas
• Protection of Home market
• Political / policies
• Culture
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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.
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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
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