Spain (Capital: Madrid)
Massive wildfires across Spain this summer have burned about 350,000 hectares in just two weeks during an early August heatwave.
Political Features
- Location: Southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula
- Boundaries: France and Andorra (northeast), Portugal (west), Gibraltar-UK (south) and Morocco bordered by Spain’s autonomous cities of Melilla and Ceuta.
- Maritime Boundary: Mediterranean Sea (east and southeast), Atlantic Ocean (northwest and southwest), and Bay of Biscay (north).
Geographical Features
- Climate: maritime, continental, and Mediterranean in different parts.
- Features: Spain is an extremely mountainous country with a large central plateau.
- Two major mountainous areas: Sistema Central and the Montes de Toledo.