evidence: Spain is a European country geographically located in the southwest of Europe. It is located almost entirely on the Iberian Peninsula (which is shared with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra), and the Balearic Islands (Mediterranean Sea), the Canary Islands (Atlantic Ocean), the cities of Ceuta and Melilla (located in North Africa), and some minor islands scattered along the Mediterranean coast bordering the North of Africa (the so called plazas de soberanía (i.e., Perejil) and plazas menores (i.e., Chafarinas and Alhucemas islands and the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera), and the municipality of Llivia (within the boundaries of France) are also part of Spain. It is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Cantabrian Sea. Spain is physically separated from France by the Pyrenees. Spain has a population of more than 47 million inhabitants (on July 1st, 2022), whose common official language is Spanish although several languages and dialects coexist. The co-official languages include Catalan, Valencian, Galician, Basque and Aranese.