50 Surprising Facts About Sunny Spain

10.Surprising Facts About Sunny Spain

Almost everyone in the world has heard of the country Spain.

Spain sits within Europe and during colonial times conquered a lot of the world.

But do you ever wonder how such a small country has influenced the world so much?

Here are 50 fantastic facts that will leave you fascinated by Spain!

Spain is 195,364 square miles (505990.437 square kilometers) which is just a little bit bigger than the state of California.

The name of Spain in Spanish is España.

It is believed that the name España, came from the word Ispania, which means rabbit. This name was given to the land in around 300 B.C by the Carthaginians.

Although you might think that Barcelona is bustling the capital of Spain, it isn’t. Madrid is the capital of Spain.

Spain is the second-largest country in the EU.

The Spanish Royal family known as The Bourbon family has been in reign since the 1700s.

Spain is considered to be an old country but it was only officially founded on December 6, 1978.

The Kingdom of Spain is its official name.

The Spanish national anthem, called Marcha Real, is 1 of only 4 in the world that has no lyrics.

Spanish is the second most popular language spoken in the world. With 5.85%, of the world’s population, around 442 million people speaking it in 2020.