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| | Spain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) |
 | | Spain is, at present, what is called a State of Autonomies, formally unitary but, in fact, functioning as a Federation of Autonomous Communities, each one with different powers (for instances, some have their own educational and health systems, others do not) and laws. |
 | | Spain is bound to the east by Mediterranean Sea (containing the Balearic Islands), to the north by the Bay of Biscay and to its west by the Atlantic Ocean, where the Canary Islands off the Africa n coast are found. |
 | | Spain is a predominantly (94%) Roman Catholic country, although the recent waves of immigration have lead to an increasing number of Muslim s. |
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