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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) have given Spain one of the most dynamic economies in Europe and made it a global champion of freedom. Continuing challenges include Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) terrorism, illegal immigration, and slowing economic growth.

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Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Espana

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Spain - Minerals	Spain (Political) 1982	Spain, 910-1492	Eastern Spain and Western Italy: The Franco-Spanish War 1635-59
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Casey 24th April 2009	Yeah, free galicia, the basque country, valencia, and catalonia and let them all stop with the nonsense and come crying back in a year begging for money, protection and resources. you got the good life, stop complaining.
Julio Cortes (Mexico) 11th April 2007	Latins are Portuguese, Spaniards, and Italians. Latinos are people of Latin American descent. A Hispanic is one who speaks either Spanish or Portuguese. Doesn't anyone get it? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:European_American#Mediterranean.2FMiddle_Eastern_Ethnicity
dev 25th August 2005	Does anyone know the holidays Spain celebrates?
Angy 14th March 2005	Does any one know how old Spain is?
Al Sosa 22nd January 2005	Thank you Steven Colosi for bringing to my attention that Albanians speak a language derived from their ancient Illyrian ancestors.
Al Sosa 20th January 2005	Thank you. Steven Colosi for bringing to my attension, that Albanians speak a language derived from their ancient Illyrian ancestors.
Al Sosa 20th January 2005	Thank you, Steven Colosi for bringing to my attension, that Albanians speak a language derived from their ancient Illyrian ancestors.