Interesting+facts+on+Spain7

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1. Spain has a reason to be proud because this year they won the world cup for the first time! Their world cup team is nicknamed "The red fury" and their jersey usually consists of red, yellow, and blue. Or, if they are facing a team with the same colors, they will wear white, with a little bit of yellow. ======

2. Spain was the most powerful empire during the 16th century because of their newfound riches in America.
3. Spain's national symbol is the bull. To them the bull symbolizes strength and the ability to live forever.

4. In Spain, they don't eat at regular times like we do. Instead, they have lunch at 2:00, and dinner around 9:00-11:00 p.m.

5. Spain's powerful and vast empire started declining in the 18th century through the 19th century because of Napoleon and other conflicts in the Americas.

6. Spain has endangered animals just like we do. These animals include the Blue Whale, European Mink, Fin Whale, Iberian Lynx, Northern White Whale, and the Sei Whale.

7. The national plant in Spain is the Carnation Flower. People use its flowers for festivals and it symbolizes love, interest, and uniqueness throughout Spain.

8.The population in Spain is 440,548,753. (This was recorded in 2010.)

9. In Spain, the type of money system they use is in euros. One euro equals $1.36 USA dollars. 

10. This fact is hard to believe, but Spain was actually a dictatorship from 1939-1975. During this time, it was ruled by Francisco Franco. When he died King Juan Carlos took his position in 1975. Spain became more democratic during this time period.

11.There are around 140,000 kinds of mules/donkeys in Spain.