Spain or also known as the Kingdom of Spain is a beautiful country with a very fascinating geography, history, culture, economy, missionary commitment and state capital. Because Spain is such a large country, it is full of information to research. Spain is also the origin of numerous holidays and practices. Just because Spain is a foreign country doesn't mean it can't be interesting to others. Geography Spain is a beautiful country with amazing monuments and geographical information. Spain is located in southwestern Europe (World Almanac 834) on the Liberian Peninsula (Croy 7). To the north of Spain is France and the Bay of Biscay, to the south is the Strait of Gibraltar, to the east is the Medaterian Sea, and to the west are Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean (World Almanac 834, 466). Two main landforms are the Sierra Nevada and the Pico de Aneto mountain (World Book 741). Spain is also the largest country on the Liberian Peninsula (Croy 7). Two main rivers in Spain are the Duro River and the Guadiana River. (World Book 471). The Spanish language is Spanish and their religion is Roman Catholic and Muslim (World Almanac 834). Spain's main natural resources are gold, fish and livestock (World Almanac 835). Economy The Spanish economy is a well-founded way to distribute money equally to all people. The currency of Spain is the European Union euro. The gross domestic income per capita is thirty-three thousand six hundred euros per year. In the workforce, 2.4% goes to agriculture, 24% to industry and 71.1% to services (World Almanac 835). By the twenty-third of January 2011 One US dollar is worth only zero point seventy-five euros and one euro is equal to one dollar and thirty-three cents (Culture Grams). The three main agricultural products are wood, potash and zinc (World Book 743). Culture Spanish culture is truly unique, with interesting holidays and ethnic groups. One of the most interesting festivals in Spain is called Twelfth Night. Spaniards give gifts on Twelfth Night instead of Christmas. Even though it was planned to give them away on Twelfth Night, they still celebrate Christmas (Croy 27). Their ethnic groups are mixed Mediterranean and Nordic, and their language is Spanish (Gale Vert Reference Library). As of January 18, 2011, the population was 40,548,753 people and the literacy rate was 99% for males and 99% for females. The definition of literacy rate is: “The percentage of people over age 15 who can read and write a paragraph in their lives” (Culture Grams).