Spain is a country located in southwestern Europe occupying most (about 82 percent) of the Iberian Peninsula. It also … See more

Most of Spain's boundaries are water: the Mediterranean Sea along the east from the French border down to Gibraltar and the Strait of Gibraltar, and the Atlantic Ocean on the northwest and southwest (in the south as the … See more

Most of Spain's peninsular region consists of the Meseta Central, a highland plateau rimmed and dissected by mountain ranges. Other landforms include narrow coastal plains and some lowland river valleys, the most promi… See more

Of the roughly 1,800 rivers and streams in Spain, only the Tagus is more than 960 kilometers long; all but 90 extend less than 96 kilometers. These shorter rivers carry small volumes of water on an irregular basis, and t… See more

Peninsular Spain experiences four principal climatic types: semi-arid, arid, maritime, and Mediterranean.
The locally generated steppe climate covers the majority of peninsular Spain, influencing the Meset… See more

The most populous cities in Spain are Madrid (3.3 million), Barcelona (1.6 million), Valencia (790,000), and Seville (690,000; all data as of 2019). See more