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Spain Brief History: Spain was originally part of what was known as the Iberian Peninsula. It has been populated since prehistoric times. There has been evidence of human habitation in northern Spain for 800,000 years. In about 1100 BC the Phoenician civilization, who are from present-day Lebanon, set-up trading colonies along the Spanish coast. In 228 BC the Carthaginians gained occupancy of southern and eastern Iberia. Rome, however, already occupied these areas and raised the dispute over border …

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…a GDP, which leads three-fourths of the West European economies. Spain is a successful, well-functioning country with an abundance of culture and beauty. Capital: King Philip III, named Madrid the capital of Spain during the time when Don Quixote became a familiar figure in the world. Madrid has grown rapidly over the past ten years. The population is four million and it spreads over an area of 607 kilometers. Madrid contains great historical and modern interest.