The geographical position of Spain - the empire of the setting sun

The geographical position of Spain and the features of its rapid (emotional!) Historical development greatly contributed to the fact that now the birthplace of flamenco and bullfighting has become a "solarium" of world significance. Today, this southern European state has become a well-known destination for tourist routes. This is not surprising - it seems that the sun never sets here.

Spain's superlative geographical position on the map of Europe, thousands of amazing landscapes, the intersection of many ancient and original cultures, as well as the European-style exquisite service have created to it the glory of this tourist Eden. More often than not, numerous lovers of relaxation, fresh emotions and vivid impressions visit Ibiza, Mallorca and Mediterranean beaches, stretching for hundreds of kilometers between Valencia and Barcelona. But the most interesting is hidden from the eyes of curious tourists in the depths of the Iberian Peninsula.

Almost the ideal geographical position of Spain, not only in terms of tourism, but also in geopolitical and economic, made this country one of the most prosperous, developed and attractive in the world. To a large extent this contributed to the majestic and inaccessible Pyrenees mountains. The geographical position of Spain in some sense determined the natural isolation of this country from the majority of European military conflicts of the twentieth century, which allowed it to develop as long as Europe was burning in the crucible of hostilities. True, such relative isolation did not save Spain from the devastating and brutal civil war. However, this is a completely different topic.

As for the geographical location of this delightful country, it occupies eighty-five percent of the Iberian Peninsula, the remaining fifteen belong to Portugal. Andorra and Gibraltar can be ignored because of their "microscopic" size. Spain, the geographical location of which has had a huge impact on the historical, cultural and economic development of this country, also owns the Balearic, Pityuz Islands (they make up one province) in the Mediterranean and the Canary archipelago in the Atlantic.

Spain is the highest country in Europe after Switzerland. Mountains, plateaus and plateaus occupy about ninety percent of its territory. Spain, the length of the land borders of which is 3,144 km, is washed by the waters of the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. The largest plateau of the country - Meseta - occupies almost half of its territory. In the west of this giant mountain plain there are many tectonic faults alternating with picturesque river valleys.

The Central Cordelier mountain system divides the Meseta into two parts - the Starokastilskoe and Novokastilskoe plateaus. A significant part of the Meseta is characterized by extremely low average annual precipitation. For example, the province of Almeria can safely be called the only true desert of Europe - so insignificant amount of moisture it was endowed with nature. However, there are quite lush and flowering oases. Spain almost all consists of similar contrasts. And not only natural.

The Spanish coast, which is so attractive to tourists, also has a variety of landscapes and landscapes. There are dunes, cliffs and, of course, many beaches covered with sand and pebbles. The coast of Galicia with its coastline resembles the Norwegian fjords, and the Atlantic coast is replete with a variety of limestone capes, caves of tiny sizes and grottoes.

Especially noteworthy is the economic and geographical position of Spain. In the second half of the last century, Spain was among the fastest growing and largest economies in the world. And all this is due to progressive reforms, well-thought-out investment policy and to some extent its geographic isolation. The recent economic crisis, she managed to survive with less losses than some other members of the European Union. Not for nothing that today Spain is called a country that "reset" its economy.