History/Fun Facts

Spain was founded in 1479 but Romans were there in 200 B. C. In 1955 Spain joined the United Nations and was one of the first to join and General Francisco Franco ruled Spain 9 years later in 1964. In 1982 Spain joined NATO. In 1986 Spain joined the European union.

Spain is the second most mountainous place in Europe.
Spain has the 5th largest economy in the European union.
Spain has the 13 largest economies in the world.
Spain hosts a bull festival that is on July 1 every year.
The Rio Tino river has been polluted over 5,000 years of mining.
The official name of Spain is the Kingdom of Spain.
Soccer is the most played sport in Spain.
Spain gets 58 million tourists a year.
Spain has another world record which is that Spain has the world's largest light house.
Spain is double the size of Oregon and the third largest country in Europe.