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• Spain is located on the Iberian Peninsula.
• It is in the southwest of Europe.
• Spain is bordered by Portugal, Gibraltar, Andorra and France .
• Gibraltar is a waterway that separates Spain from Africa.

• Much of central Spain is covered by plateau surrounded by mountain ranges.
• There are also some lowlands located on the coast.
• For most of the century, most Spanish people lived in small villages or towns.
• Today, tourism and industry are bringing many people to the larger cities and coastal areas.

• In Spain, 1 Euro is equal to $1.33 in United States money.
• Spain has a 7% sales tax on meals.
• When tipping a waiter or waitress,

they give 5-10% tip of what their bill is.

• When tipping a taxi drivers and other people along those lines, they normally give a 5% tip.
• In the United States, we use a dollar sign ($) where in Spain they use a Euro sign (€) when writing down a price.

-Education in Spain is free and it lasts from 6 to 16 years of age.

-Children from the ages of 3-5 have the opportunity of attending pre-school.

-Pre-school is free for all students in Spain.

-There is Primary Schooling for ages 6-11. Secondary Schooling begins when the child is between the ages of 12-15.

- The child can get a job when he or she is 16 years old.

-The current education in Spain is known as the Fundamental Law of Education.

• Spaniards start off their day with a light breakfast. At breakfast they eat a pastry, or drink coffee or thick hot chocolate.
• The main meal of the day is lunch. They call it comida in Spanish. They usually eat comida at 2 or 3 o’clock everyday.
• Dinner is eaten at any time between 8pm and midnight.