Spain , parliamentary monarchy
in south-western Europe, occupying
the greater part of the
Iberian
Peninsula, and bounded on the north
by the Bay of Biscay,
France, and
Andorra; on the east by the
Mediterranean Sea; on the south by
the Mediterranean Sea and the
Atlantic Ocean; and on the west by
Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. The
British dependency of Gibraltar is
situated at the southern extremity
of
Spain. The Balearic Islands
in the Mediterranean and the Canary
Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off
the coast of Africa are governed as
provinces of
Spain. Also,
Spain administers two small
exclaves in Morocco—Ceuta and
Melilla—as well as three island
groups near Africa—Peñón de Vélez de
la Gomera and the Alhucemas and
Chafarinas islands. The area of
Spain, including the African
and insular territories, is 505,990
sq km . Madrid is the
capital and largest
