Spain
Mikayla Earl
FAST FACTS
- Capital: Madrid
- Population: 48,146,134
- Area: 195,124 square miles
- From Washington, D.C. to Madrid, Spain is 3,810.38 miles
- Official Language: Castilian Spanish
- Religion: No official religion, but largely Roman Catholic
- Diet: Mediterranean-style cuisine
FAMILY
- Extended family is close to the nuclear family
- Average family has two children
- All family help with childcare
- Children usually live with parents until the finish school, get a job, or marry
- Both men and women work, but women earn less
HOUSING
- Most people live in brick or stone apartment building four to five stories high
- Most apartments have two or three bedrooms
- These buildings usually look out over public patios or swimming pools
RECREATION
- Soccer is the most popular spectator sport in Spain
- Other popular sports are basketball, car racing, and motorcycle racing
- Children like to play sports, watch television, go online, and play video games
- Bullfighting is also very popular, but it is banned in some regions
ARTS
- Common Spanish instruments are guitars, castanets, tambourines, and bagpipes
- The world famous flamenco dance most likely came from southern Spain
DID YOU KNOW?
- The official name is Kingdom of Spain
- Instead of the tooth fairy, Spain has a tooth mouse named Ratoncito Perez that gives gifts
- Their national anthem, "Royal March," has no official lyrics
THINGS I WANT TO DO AND SEE IN SPAIN
- Watch a motorcycle race
- Watch a soccer game
- Watch a basketball game
- Watch a bullfight
- Go to a mall there