The European country I choose was Spain. The capital of Spain is Madrid.
The total area for Spain is 505,370 square kilometers. The climate is usually temperate with clear, hot summers and cold, cloudy winters. Some of the natural resources in Spain are coal, copper, lead, zinc, mercury, and etc. Periodic droughts, occasional flooding, and volcanic activity are some of the natural hazards.
Mediterranean and Nordic are some types of ethnic groups living in Spain. The official language of Spain is Castilian Spanish. The main religion is Roman Catholic. Population is 46,754,784. Birth rate is 10.66 per 1,000 people. Death rate is 8.8 per 1,000 people. Some major cities being Madrid, the capital, with 5.762 million people, Barcelona with 5.029 million people, and Valencia with 812,000 people. Life expectancy is with total population around 81 years old. Males are around 78 years old and females with around 84 years old. There unemployment in the young stages, 15-24 is 37.9%.
Their government is a parliamentary monarchy. The gained independence in 1492. Their National Day is October 12. Their chief of state is King Juan Carlos I, since November 22, 1975. Their head of government is Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero since 2004. Their national symbol is the Pillars of Hercules.
One of the recent wars in Spain was the Spanish Civil War. This was fought during July 17, 1936 to April 1, 1939. The cause of this war was a declaration of opposition by some people of conservative generals under the command of Jose Sanjurjo against the government of the Second Spanish Republic. This war was between the Nationalist and the Republican. Nationalist or the rebels were made of the conservatives and monarchist liberals, Spanish nationalist, the Carlists and Alfonsist monarchists. The Republicans were Spanish loyalist. The loyalist received help from the Soviet Union, Mexico and others,
Germany and Italy helped Spain with financial issues during the war. Germany, Italy and Portugal helped the Nationalist. Republicans made sure that children were evacuated from the war zones. Around 30-35,000 children were evacuated. The Nationalists/rebels won the war.
The relationship between Spain and the United States has been considered as a “love and hate” relationship.
Spain was the second most visited country in the world in the year 2007. One top thing to travel to Spain and to see is the Prado Museum in Madrid. Also the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Sea are also spots where you should stop in Spain. If you are in mood for fun, let say a food fight? Then Spain is where you should go. La Tomatina Festival in Buñol, has around 240,000 pounds of tomatoes thrown each year. The townspeople throw tomatoes from 11 am to 1pm in August on the last Wednesday. Afterwards, you have to clean up the town. Spain is also known for its bullfighting and music called Flamenco.
Sources:: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain
http://www.alltravelspain.com/Spain/Destination_Guides/Top_Attractions.htm
this is a picture of the Barcelona beach
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Good job but you needed three pictures and expand more on personal thoughts.