Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Monday, May 21, 2012

Citations

World Geography Book, www.ciafactbook.com, indexmondi.com

Current or Future Issues

People on Labor Strike
In March of 2012, there was a strike over rules that make it cheaper for employers to hire and fire workers. Environmental issues include air pollution, acid rain, overfishing, deforestation and water born diseases. The industrial revolution lead to air pollution, the fishing industry caused overfishing and lumber for homes has lead to deforestation.

Economic Activities

Spain has a Mixed Capitalist economy. Agriculture makes up for 3.3% of Spain's economy, industry at 25.8 and services at 70.9%. Most of the economy being services, it's easy to see how this country is developed.

Government System

King Juan Carlos and Queen Sohpia
Spain is an example of a parlamentary monarchy. One of their national holidays is when Columbus set foot in America and their voting age is 18. A stable infrastructure underlying the government contributes to the level of development of this country. Organized and stable government allow these patterns to exist.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Demographics

There are a lot of people around the coast along with the capital, Madrid, which is in the center of the country. The official language of Spain is Castillion Spanish and they have a life expectancy of 81. The overall population greatness and high life expectancy shows an established infrastructure with quality medical availability and is why Spain is a developed country.

Culture

Spain
 Spain is rich with beautiful Spanish culture. Spanish is the official language, but it is not the same as its spoken in Mexico.The predominant faith of Spain is Roman Catholic and the people are a wide variety of french and Spanish origins.