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Geography of Spain Area: 504,750 sq. km. (194,884 sq. mi.), including the Balearic and Canary Islands; about the size of Arizona and Utah combined. Cities: Capital--Madrid (5.5 million). Other cities--Barcelona (4.9 million), Bilbao (353,950), Malaga (1.3 million), Seville (1.8 million), Valencia (2.3 million), Zaragoza (871,000). Terrain: High plateaus, lowland areas such as narrow coastal plains, and mountainous regions. Climate: Temperate. Summers are hot in the interior and more moderate and cloudy along the coast; winters are cold in interior and partly cloudy and cool along the coast. Time Zone: Spanish mainland and Balearic Isles--local time is 1 hour ahead of GMT in winter and 2 hours ahead in summer. Canary Islands are on GMT.
source: http://www.state.gov
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