Spain Spain a country in southwestern Europe, occupying a big part of the Iberian Peninsula. Bounded on the north by the Bay of Biscay, France, on the east by the Mediterranean Sea; on the south by the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean; and on the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Madrid is the capital and largest city. Spain occupies about 85 percent of the Iberian Peninsula and is surrounded by water for about 88 …showed first 75 words of 1001 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1001 total…Spain received 41.3 million visitors in 1996, making it one of the world’s top tourist destinations. The $4.9 billion tourists spent helped make up for Spain’s considerable trade deficit. The Spanish labor force included 16.8 million people. Some 33 percent were employed in manufacturing, mining, and construction; 12 percent in agriculture, forestry, and fishing; and 55 percent in services. Unemployment soared as high as 22.9 percent during this period. In the early 1990s, about 10 percent of Spain’s workforce were unionized.