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Country: Spain
Full name: Kingdom of Spain
Capital: Madrid
Location: SW Europe
Population: 40,341,462
Land area: 499,542 sq km
Major religion: Roman Catholic (94%)
Life expectancy: 79.52 yrs

The Kingdom of Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de España) is a large country on the Iberian peninsula in southeastern Europe.

Over its long history, Spain has been a stronghold of Roman religion, Catholicism, Islam, and then Catholicism again. Judaism was also well-established in Spain - as much as 8% of the population - until the expulsion of 1492.

With such a varied religious history, it is no surprise that Spain provides today's tourists and pilgrims with a vast array of fascinating religious sites, from the medieval pilgrimagete destinations of Santiago de Compostela to the intriguing mosque/cathedral of Cordoba.




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