| Type of
government: |
Parliamentary
monarchy |
| Capital City: |
Madrid. |
| Currency: |
Euro (it used to be the
"peseta") |
| Languages
spoken: |
español.
I |
| Motto: |
"Limpia, fija y da
esplendor" ("Cleans, fixes and gives shine")
Plus Ultra-
meaning Further On |
Refranes or
Dichos
(sayings/phrases from that place): |
El tiempo de las vacas
gordas. (Years of Plenty)
-La
ocasion la pintan calva. (Strike while the irons hot.) |
| Religion: |
The
primary religion of Spain is Catholicism. |
| Climate: |
Summers: interior
hot, coast moderate and cloudy
Winters: interior cold, coast cloudy and cool |
Festivals/Celebrations/Holiday traditions
(list by month): |
Fiestas
http://www.red2000.com/spain/f-map.html
http://www.in-spain.info/special-features/fiestas-spain.htm
December- Christmas and the Epiphany
April- The Mayos, Easter (descent of angel, cramellas,
burning of rag)
Just before Spring Break- The Fallas (Fire Festival)
Hispanic Day- National Holiday-October 12th |
| Time
differences from Alaska (e.g. hours of difference between
the country and Alaska; daylight savings): |
http://www.worldtimezone.com/ |
| Cost,
total travel time, and mileage for a round trip to that
country from Alaska on December 21-28 and June 12-19: |
December 21st-
December 28th: $1382, 18 hours 15 minutes (not including
layovers) |
