Spain

• Capital and the largest city in

Netherland is Madrid.

★ The official language of Nether-

land is Spanish.★Area : 504,030 km2  (ranked 51st in the world!)

★ Population : 46,661,950(ranked 27th in the world!)

★Currency : Euro €

Flamenco

Flamenco is a folk art and culture of Spain. It uses singing, dancing and guitar at the same time. Its music is very rhythmical and dancers use hand-claps while dancing.

La Tomatina

La Tomatina is a food fight festival held on the last Wednesday of Au-gust each year in Spain.

This festival started in a casual way in 1945.

Bullfighting

• Bullfighting is the oldest and the most famous traditional sports in Spain.• Bullfighting is Corrida de Toros in Spanish.• The fight involves three matadors with their band of helpers.

PaellaPaella is a traditional Spanish cuisine.

It is made with rice, meats, seafood and vegetables cooked together in a large pan.

Paella means Pan in English.

Francisco GoyaFrancisco Goya was born in

1746, and died in 1828.

He worked for king and royal

family.

The Third of May, 1808, 1814.Charles IV of Spain and His Family, 1800.