Spain (Spanish: España, [esˈpaɲa] (listen)), formally the Kingdom of Spain (Spanish: Reino de España), is a nation in Southwestern Europe with some pockets of region in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore in the Atlantic Sea and across the Strait of Gibraltar. Its continental European territory is situated on the Iberian Peninsula, as well as its insular territory includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, numerous little islands in the Alboran Sea and also the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Sea. The Spanish area likewise consists of the African semi-exclaves of Ceuta, Melilla as well as Peñon de Vélez across the Strait of Gibraltar. The country s landmass is surrounded to the south and eastern by the Mediterranean Sea; to the north by France, Andorra as well as the Bay of Biscay; and also to the west by Portugal and also the Atlantic Ocean. With an area of 505,990 km2 (195,360 sq mi), Spain is the largest nation in Southern Europe, the second-largest country in Western Europe...