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Recently, over 1,66,000 people were evacuated in France and Spain as unprecedented forest fires raged near Madrid and Bordeaux. 

About Spain

• Location: It is located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe.
• Bordering Countries: It shares its borders with Portugal (to the west), France and Andorra (to the northeast), and the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar (to the south).
• Maritime borders: It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea (to the southeast and east), the Bay of Biscay (to the north), and the Atlantic Ocean (to the northwest and southwest).
• Capital City: Madrid

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Geographical Features of Spain

• Mountain ranges: The Pyrenees Mountains form a natural barrier between Spain and France.
• Plateaus: The Meseta Central is a vast interior plateau, dominating the central part of Spain.
• Rivers: Spain is traversed by important rivers such as:
  • Ebro River – flows into the Mediterranean.
  • Tagus River – shared with Portugal.
• Desert feature: Spain hosts the Tabernas Desert in Andalusia, recognized as the only true desert in mainland Europe.
• Natural Resources: It mainly consists of copper, fluorspar, gypsum, iron ore, kaolin, lead, magnesite, mercury, pyrites, sepiolite, tungsten, uranium, and zinc.

Source: TH