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Countries of the World !

Spain[/b". Motto: "La vida tiene otro Sabor, y España es la Mejor

“What's a vegetarian?” - People of Spain

Spain is a country located in South-Western Europe, bordered by France to the north, Portugal to the west, and Catalonia and the Basque country on the inside. It is the thirteenth richest country in the world by GDP, and the world's leader in unemployment.

History

Spain was a peaceful place until civilized man appeared. The Carthaginians under Hannibal were hanging out in Spain until 210 B.C. when the Roman Empire showed up and kicked them out.

The Romans held control of things until these bad asses called the Visigoths showed up.

In the 8th Century all that came to an end when Muslims (who liked to be called Moors) quickly slaughtered the Visigoths. The Moors set about Islamicizing Spain by covering it with minarets, tranquil gardens and fragrant orange groves. However their constant beautification of the country left them little time for military preparation.

Joanna the Mad (the self-styled “Her Royal Hotness” HRH), helped unify several lonely bachelors and create the Kingdom of Spain that we know today. Joanna liked the rough stuff more than ruling the country, and feigned schizophrenia so her relatives would keep her locked up.

Phillip the II followed up this act with hitting the low countries hard. So hard in fact that they named the Philippines after his exploits. Several thousand G.I.’s would follow his example in WWII.

While Conquistadors were busy conquering the peoples of Latin and South America, the Spanish Inquisition started their first season run on state television.

After several friendly but unsuccessful conversations with everyone around about who should take care of the Atlantic, America and well, half of the world, Spaniards decided enough was enough and went to have a siesta. Napoleon invaded, was kicked out by the outraged people, surprised to be suddenly awakened without advice and those awfully nice British chaps, and the Spanish Civil War caused everyone a headache

Language
Spanish is the second most widely spoken language, with almost 400m natives spitting out words like machine guns. There are two genders, five ways to translate "you", over 5000 irregular conjugations".

Today it is also one of the most studied languages around the world. Producers of Spanish language text books and dictionaries are obliged to use yellow, red, or orange on the front cover.

Despite Spanish's success outside of Spain, it has mixed popularity in the country, with some Spaniards preferring to speak Catalan, Valencian, Basque, Galician, Occitan or English. Occasionally, the name of the language is even called into question. Around 390m native speakers might call it español, but at least 10m insist on calling it castellano, just to make clear that it is not "the Spanish language" but rather one of several Spanish languages.

Even among Spaniards who are happy to speak Spanish Castellano, there is considerable confusion. Unlike other Hispanic countries, people in Spain often lisp, but cannot decide when they should do it. Traditionally, a "th" sound should be made for a "z" or a "c" when it comes before and "e" or an "i". This is maintained in Don Quixote's old stomping ground, Castilla-La Mancha, but many variants can be found.

Future:

Spain today is a marvelous place to live, as long as you restrict your ambitions to working somewhere or other and renting a room in an apartment. Due to the level of paperwork and bureaucracy, inhabitants are not recommended to a) buy a house, b) start a business, c) get married, or d) apply for planning permission to renovate anything. But the weather really is lovely.

Now you Know the official "story"..