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The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de España or España: Catalan: Regne d'Espanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the northeast, along the Pyrenees mountain range, it borders France and the tiny principality of Andorra. It includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the cities of Ceuta and Melilla in north Africa, and a number of uninhabited islands on the Mediterranean side of the strait of Gibraltar, known as Plazas de soberanía, such as the Chafarine islands, the "rocks" (es: peñones) of Vélez and Alhucemas, and the tiny Isla Perejil (disputed). In the Northeast along the Pyrenees, a small exclave town called Llívia, integral part of Spain and Catalonia, is surrounded by French territory.

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Spain's climate can be divided in four areas:

The Mediterranean: mostly temperate in the eastern and southern part of the country; rainy seasons are spring and autumn. Mild summers with pleasant temperatures. Hot records: Murcia 47.2 ºC, Malaga 44.2 ºC, Valencia 42.5 ºC, Alicante 41.4 ºC, Palma of Mallorca 40.6 ºC, Barcelona 39.8 ºC. Low records: Gerona -13.0 ºC, Barcelona -10.0 ºC, Valencia -7.2 ºC, Murcia -6.0 ºC, Alicante -4.6 ºC, Malaga -3.8 ºC.
The interior: Very cold winters (frequent snow in the north) and hot summers. Hot records: Sevilla 47.0 ºC, Cordoba 46.6 ºC, Badajoz 45.0 ºC, Albacete and Zaragoza 42.6 ºC, Madrid 42.2 ºC, Burgos 41.8 ºC, Valladolid 40.2 ºC. Low records: Albacete -24.0 ºC, Burgos -22.0 ºC, Salamanca -20.0 ºC, Teruel -19.0 ºC, Madrid -14.8 ºC, Sevilla -5.5 ºC.
Northern Atlantic coast: precipitations mostly in winter, with mild summers (slightly cold). Hot records: Bilbao 42.0 ºC, La Coruña 37.6 ºC, Gijón 36.4 ºC. Low records: Bilbao -8.6 ºC, Oviedo -6.0 ºC, Gijon and La Coruña -4.8 ºC.
The Canary Islands: subtropical weather, with mild temperatures (18 ºC to 24 ºC Celsius) throughout the year. Hot records: Santa Cruz de Tenerife 42.6 ºC. Low records: Santa Cruz de Tenerife 8.1 ºC.

Most populous metropolitan areas:
Madrid
Barcelona
Valencia
Sevilla
Málaga

Administrative divisions of Spain

Andalusia (Andalucía)
Aragon (Aragón)
Principality of Asturias (Principáu d'Asturies in Asturian/Principado de Asturias in Spanish)
Balearic Islands (Illes Balears in Catalan / Islas Baleares in Spanish)
Basque Country (Euskadi in Basque/País Vasco in Spanish)
Canary Islands (Islas Canarias)
Cantabria
Castile-La Mancha (Castilla-La Mancha)
Castile and Leon (Castilla y León in Spanish)
Catalonia (Catalunya in Catalan/Cataluña in Spanish/ Catalunha in Aranese)
Extremadura
Galicia (Galicia or Galiza in Galician)
La Rioja
Madrid
Murcia
Navarre (Nafarroa in Basque/Navarra in Spanish)
Valencia (Comunitat Valenciana in Valencian /Comunidad Valenciana in Spanish, as official denominations).

The Spanish kingdom is also divided into 50 provinces (provincias). Autonomous communities group provinces (for instance, Extremadura is made of two provinces: Cáceres and Badajoz). The autonomous communities of Asturias, the Balearic Islands, Cantabria, La Rioja, Navarre, Murcia, and Madrid are each composed of a single province. Traditionally, provinces are usually subdivided into historic regions or comarcas.

The Spanish Constitution, although affirming the sovereignty of the Spanish Nation, recognizes historical nationalities.

The Castilian-derived Spanish (called both español and castellano in the language itself) is the official language throughout Spain, but other regional languages are also spoken. Without mentioning them by name, the Spanish Constitution recognizes the possibility of regional languages being co-official in their respective autonomous communities.

The following languages are co-official with Spanish according to the appropriate Autonomy Statutes:

Catalan (català) in Catalonia (Catalunya), the Balearic Islands (Illes Balears) and Valencia (València).
Basque (euskara) in Basque Country (Euskadi), and parts of Navarre (Nafarroa). Basque is not known to be related to any other language.
Galician (gallego) in Galicia (Galicia or Galiza).
Occitan (the Aranese dialect). Spoken in the Vall d'Aran in Catalonia.
Catalan, Galician, Aranese (Occitan) and Spanish (Castilian) are all descended from Latin and have their own dialects, some championed as separate languages by their speakers (the Valencià of València, a dialect of Catalan, is one example).