Where is Spain?
Spain is a country in Southern Europe.
- Type
- Country
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Southern Europe
- Land borders
- 3: Andorra, France, Portugal
- Area
- About 500,000 km² on the game’s map
- Hemispheres
- Northern; Eastern and Western
- Capital city
- 40.42° N, 3.70° W
About Spain
The answer is Spain. Spanning most of the Iberian Peninsula, it also holds the Canary and Balearic Islands plus the North African cities of Ceuta and Melilla. Its capital and largest city is Madrid, and Felipe VI became head of state in 2014. It has fifty World Heritage Sites and was the second most visited country in the world in 2024.
Clues from Atlas Daily
Round 1 on 22 October 2026 (#51), hardest clue first:
- Excavations at Atapuerca indicate hominids lived on this peninsula about 1.3 million years ago.
- Its 1,214 kilometre frontier with Portugal is the longest uninterrupted border inside the European Union.
- It runs the longest high-speed rail network in Europe at nearly four thousand kilometres.
- Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Joan Miro all belong to this country's modernist painting.
Nearby places from past puzzles
- Andorra 490 km away
- Portugal 500 km away
- Algeria 710 km away
- Morocco 760 km away
- Monaco 990 km away
- France 1,100 km away
- Switzerland 1,200 km away
- Tunisia 1,300 km away
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Sources: Wikipedia: Spain. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.