Hello my name is Mary and I am doing my country for Mr. Fleury's Macroeconomics class on Spain. Spain's civilization dates back to the stone ages. You may remember from humanities class that Spain is home to Altamira, were art from prehistoric humans has been preserved on cave walls.
Today Spain is a largely agricultural country producing the most olive oil in the world. Spain is also the largest producer of lemons, oranges, and strawberries in all of Europe. Spain's largest industries that are mostly concentrated in Madrid consist of, textiles and apparel, foods and beverages, metals and metal products, chemicals, ships, automobiles, machine tools, clay and refractory products, footwear, pharmaceuticals, and medical equipment.
Spain conducts most of their trade from Italy, Germany, France, and Great Britain. Although the country still has a major trade imbalance, the industry has grown significantly since the 1950's. Spain's currency is the Euro, and they are a democratic constitutional monarchy with a National Parliament (Cortes Generals). Spain's head of state is King Juan Carlos I and the country has a population of 44.6 million.
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I think that is fascinating that Spain dates back to the stone ages. I always thought that civilization started out in the Western world such as Rome and Greece. This is a good overview of Spain. I'm rather interested that there are so many large industries. When I think of Spain, nothing really comes to mind, so it's interesting that there really is some sort of industry going on over there. It looks as if it trades more with Europe than the United States. Good post, I hope to see more in the future.
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