Spain has multiple important borders to bodies of water, such as the Mediterranean Sea, Strait of Gibraltar, Atlantic Ocean and Bay of Biscay.įollowing the Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War against Republican Spain, Francisco Franco instituted a dictatorship that lasted 36 years.ĭuring that time World War II happened, and even though Spain was considered a friend to the Axis or even a puppet regime, they did not join the war. Spain also borders United Kingdom in the south with British controlled Gibraltar. It borders France in the north, with the tall Pyrenees mountain range making a natural border between the two nations and in the south through their African colonies.
Spain shares a long border with its neighbor Portugal which makes up the rest of the Iberian peninsula.
Significant rivers are the Duero, Ebro and Guadalquivir. Finally, mainland Spain contains over 1,500 rivers of which are mostly small. The Strait of Gibraltar separates Spain and Europe from Africa, specifically Morocco, with the closest points being only 13 km apart. Along the Bay of Biscay there are large coastal, rugged cliffs. There are many large coastal plains, with bays, coves, and sandy beaches. There is also the fertile Andalusian Plain and other basins. Spain contains many significant mountain ranges including the Baetic Mountains in the south, the Central and Iberian Chain in the center, and Cantabrian and Pyrenees Mountain ranges in the northwest and northeast respectively. The plateau is rarely flat, with many uneven hills, mountains, and highlands. Spain is dominated by mountainous and hilly terrain, and mainland Spain is very uneven, with 45 percent of it being covered by the Meseta Plateau. Parts of North Africa, namely the Rio de Oro region of modern-day Morocco, Western Sahara, Equatorial Guinea and the Canary Islands off the coast of Northwest Africa is owned and controlled by Spain.
1930s Spain also comprises the Balearic Islands and African territory and Islands.
Spain lies in Southwestern Europe, with most of its land being on the Iberian peninsula.
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