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{{Country|name = Spain|image = [[fileFile:Spanien.png|450px300px]]|imagetext = |symbol = [[File:Spanien vapen.png|thumb90px]]|rightsymboltext = Coat of arms.|continent = [[Europe]]|numberofzones = 303|maxpph = 333|updated = }}
'''Spain''' (spanish ''España'') is a country in Southwestern [[Europe]] with some pockets of territory across the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Gibraltar Strait of Gibraltar] and the Atlantic Ocean. Its continental European territory is situated on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_Peninsula Iberian Peninsula]. Its territory also includes two archipelagos: the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Islands Canary Islands] off the coast of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Africa North Africa], and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balearic_Islands Balearic Islands] in the Mediterranean Sea. The African enclaves of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceuta Ceuta], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melilla Melilla], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pe%C3%B1%C3%B3n_de_V%C3%A9lez_de_la_Gomera Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera], makes Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country ([[Country:Morocco|Morocco]]). Several small islands in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alboran_Sea Alboran Sea] are also part of Spanish territory. The country's mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with [[Country:Gibraltar|Gibraltar]]; to the north and northeast by [[Country:France|France]], [[Country:Andorra|Andorra]], and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Biscay Bay of Biscay]; and to the west and northwest by [[Country:Portugal|Portugal]] and the Atlantic Ocean respectively.
With an area of 505,990 km2 (195,360 sq mi), Spain is the largest country in Southern [[Europe]], the second-largest country in Western [[Europe]] and the European Union, and the fourth-largest country by area on the European continent. With a population exceeding 47.3 million, Spain is the sixth-most populous country in [[Europe]], and the fourth-most populous country in the European Union. Spain's capital and largest city is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid Madrid]; other major urban areas include [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona Barcelona], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valencia Valencia], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seville Seville], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaragoza Zaragoza], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1laga Málaga], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilbao Bilbao].
== Zones ==
There are [https://turf.lundkvist.com/?user=&country=%23&continent=Europa&countryContinent=211 303] [[zone|turfzones]] in the country all belonging to the same and only [[region]], ''Spain''. No less than 42 of these are counted as [[World Heritage Sites|world heritage sites]], four as [[water zones]], three as [[trainstation zones]], one as a [[nationalpark zone]], six as [[monument zone]]s, nine as [[holy zones]], one as a [[summit zones|summit zone]], twelve as [[bridge zones]], seven as [[castle zones]] and four as [[ruins zones]].
=== [[File:Zontyp01.png|24px]] World Heritage Sites===
* [[zoneZone:AcueSegovi|AcueSegovi]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:Alhambra|Alhambra]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:AltaVila|AltaVila]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:AltoGarajonay|AltoGarajonay]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:AnfiTarragona|AnfiTarragona]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:Antequera|Antequera]] (2016) * [[zoneZone:Atapuerca|Atapuerca]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:ÁvilaOldTown|ÁvilaOldTown]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:CámaraSanta|CámaraSanta]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:CateDeBurgos|CateDeBurgos]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:CateSevilla|CateSevilla]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:CaveAltamira|CaveAltamira]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:CentreCórdoba|CentreCórdoba]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:CityOfToledo|CityOfToledo]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:DeSantPau|DeSantPau]] (2015)* [[zoneZone:DoñanaPark|DoñanaPark]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:JardínIsla|JardínIsla]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:LasMédulas|LasMédulas]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:LonjaDeLaSeda|LonjaDeLaSeda]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:MonaGuadalupe|MonaGuadalupe]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:MonasEscorial|MonasEscorial]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:MudejarAragon|MudejarAragon]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:MurallaDeLugo|MurallaDeLugo]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:PalmeralElche|PalmeralElche]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:ParcGüell|ParcGüell]] (2013) * [[zoneZone:Poblet|Poblet]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:PuenteVizcaya|PuenteVizcaya]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:RockArt|RockArt]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:RomanBridge|RomanBridge]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:RouteSantiago|RouteSantiago]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:SacraCapilla|SacraCapilla]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:SalPlazaMayor|SalPlazaMayor]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:SanCompostela|SanCompostela]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:SanCristóbal|SanCristóbal]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:SanJulián|SanJulián]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:SanMillánYuso|SanMillánYuso]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:SantCliment|SantCliment]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:TeideBase|TeideBase]] (2013) * [[zoneZone:TorreDeBujaco|TorreDeBujaco]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:TorreHércules|TorreHércules]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:Tramuntana|Tramuntana]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:UniAlcalá|UniAlcalá]] (2015)
=== [[File:Zontyp03.png|24px]] Water Zones===
* [[zoneZone:AlcudiaBeach|AlcudiaBeach]] (2013) * [[zoneZone:NovaMatias|NovaMatias]] (2018) * [[zoneZone:PalomasBath|PalomasBath]] (2016) * [[zoneZone:PoolCamisón|PoolCamisón]] (2016)
=== [[File:Zontyp04.png|24px]] Trainstation Zones===
* [[zoneZone:AliTerminal|AliTerminal]] (2018) * [[zoneZone:Atocha|Atocha]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:Zambrano|Zambrano]] (2016)
=== [[File:Zontyp05.png|24px]] Nationalparks===
* [[zoneZone:ParqueTeide|ParqueTeide]] (2017)
=== [[File:Zontyp06.png|24px]] Monument Zones===
* [[zoneZone:Alfonsozone|Alfonsozone]] (2013) * [[zoneZone:Chopin|Chopin]] (2018)* [[zoneZone:Conquista|Conquista]] (2016) * [[zoneZone:PlaçaEstels|PlaçaEstels]] (2018) * [[zoneZone:Quijano|Quijano]] (2018) * [[zoneZone:Tortugues|Tortugues]] (2018)
=== [[File:Zontyp07.png|24px]] Holy Zones===
* [[zoneZone:AGameOfZones|AGameOfZones]] (2017) * [[zoneZone:LaSagrada|LaSagrada]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:Obispo|Obispo]] (2016) * [[zoneZone:PlazaSantaAna|PlazaSantaAna]] (2016) * [[zoneZone:Salvador|Salvador]] (2018) * [[zoneZone:SantMiquel|SantMiquel]] (2018) * [[zoneZone:StMariazone|StMariazone]] (2013) * [[zoneZone:TemploDeDebod|TemploDeDebod]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:TemploSalva|TemploSalva]] (2016)
=== [[File:Zontyp08.png|24px]] Summit Zones===
* [[zoneZone:PicoDelTeide|PicoDelTeide]] (2013)
=== [[File:Zontyp09.png|24px]] Bridge Zones===
* [[zoneZone:AlcuBridge|AlcuBridge]] (2018) * [[zoneZone:BridgeEuropea|BridgeEuropea]] (2018) * [[zoneZone:CaminoDelRey|CaminoDelRey]] (2019) * [[zoneZone:CanalGran|CanalGran]] (2018) * [[zoneZone:ChayoBridge|ChayoBridge]] (2018) * [[zoneZone:Guadalmedina|Guadalmedina]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:Manrique|Manrique]] (2016) * [[zoneZone:NeckerBridge|NeckerBridge]] (2016) * [[zoneZone:PoolBridge|PoolBridge]] (2018) * [[zoneZone:Postiguet|Postiguet]] (2016)* [[zoneZone:TouropBridge|TouropBridge]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:UrbanoDelSur|UrbanoDelSur]] (2016)
=== [[File:Zontyp10.png|24px]] Castle Zones===
* [[zoneZone:Bellver|Bellver]] (2016) * [[zoneZone:Carmel|Carmel]] (2016) * [[zoneZone:Gibralfaro|Gibralfaro]] (2016) * [[zoneZone:MariaLuisa|MariaLuisa]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:Montjuic|Montjuic]] (2015) * [[zoneZone:PlazaOriente|PlazaOriente]] (2013) * [[zoneZone:SanGabriel|SanGabriel]] (2016)
=== [[File:Zontyp11.png|24px]] Ruins Zones===
* [[zoneZone:LaTrapa|LaTrapa]] (2018) * [[zoneZone:TorosDePalma|TorosDePalma]] (2016) * [[zoneZone:TorreDelMoro|TorreDelMoro]] (2018)* [[zoneZone:TorreVerger|TorreVerger]] (2018)
=== Other Zones===* [[Zone:PicoDeBandama|PicoDeBandama]] (2017) ''Updated: 2020-08-11''
== Country specific medals ==
* [https://turf.lundkvist.com/?user=&country=%23&continent=Europa&countryContinent=211 Map with all zones in Spain marked.]
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