1. the name Spain diverged from the word Ispania, which means the land of rabbits.
2. Spain has over 8000 km of beaches.
3. There is no tooth fairy in Spain but rather a tooth mouse called Ratoncito Perez.
4. They have highest number of bars out of all the countries in the EU.
5. Barcelona's city hall provided 1 million euro to fund the movie Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
6. Christopher Columbus (the famous explorer) is Spanish, but they have no idea where he was buried.
7. Spain has the lowest population density in western Europe (excluding Scandinavia)8. Spaniards are famous for their contributes to art, with famous Spanish artists including Dali, Picasso, gaudi, el Greco, and Goya
9. Spain was not part of the first or second world war.
10. 40% of Spanish people between 17-24 smoke.
11. Spain is the country closest to Africa.
12. Spain produces 44% of the world's olive oil.
13. Spaniards own more cars than cell phones.
14. Over 98% of the population used to be roman catholic... presently it is around 76%
15. The Spaniards aren't known for very many inventions...but they did invent the mop.
16. ...and the beret!
17. ...and Chupa Chups! The famous lollipops that line cash registers across the world were initially created by the Catalonian Enric Bernat in 1958.
18. Juan Mica claims that his family were the first to invent the drink, called Nuez de Kola Coca’, which he then took to the US and sold the recipe.
