<P> Spain ( Spanish : España ( esˈpaɲa ) ( listen ) ) , officially the Kingdom of Spain ( Spanish : Reino de España ) , is a sovereign state located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe , with two large archipelagoes , the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea and the Canary Islands off the North African Atlantic coast , two cities , Ceuta and Melilla , in the North African mainland and several small islands in the Alboran Sea near the Moroccan coast . The country 's mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar ; to the north and northeast by France , Andorra , and the Bay of Biscay ; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean . It is the only European country to have a border with an African country ( Morocco ) and its African territory accounts for nearly 5 % of its population , mostly in the Canary Islands but also in Ceuta and Melilla . </P>
<P> Spain ( Spanish : España ( esˈpaɲa ) ( listen ) ) , officially the Kingdom of Spain ( Spanish : Reino de España ) , is a sovereign state located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe , with two large archipelagoes , the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea and the Canary Islands off the North African Atlantic coast , two cities , Ceuta and Melilla , in the North African mainland and several small islands in the Alboran Sea near the Moroccan coast . The country 's mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar ; to the north and northeast by France , Andorra , and the Bay of Biscay ; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean . It is the only European country to have a border with an African country ( Morocco ) and its African territory accounts for nearly 5 % of its population , mostly in the Canary Islands but also in Ceuta and Melilla . </P>
which spanish-speaking country is located in southwestern europe
which spanish-speaking country is located in southwestern europe
Spain
Spain