Spain+by+Charles

 **__If you have ever thought that olives were only a Greek thing, think again.__**

In Spain, olives are probably one of the most popular foods there is. The Spanish use them for almost anything including olive oil, laxatives, oil for frying, and medicine. But mainly, they're busy being used as toppings on everything from 9 o'clock breakfast where they are being used to drench toast to 10 o'clock dinner where they are used on dinner salads. They love olive oil so much that they have specific names for the quality of the oil which ranges from Aceite de Olive Virgen meaning extra virgin olive oil, the highest quality there is, to the slums olive oil Aceite de Pomace or pomace oil made from pulp of the olive. The good olives are harvested sometime in between March and November so as to make them just the right shade of black for the olive presses. So, as you can see, the Spanish sure do love their olives and olive oil.

Want to eat like your in Spain from the comfort of your home? Try one of the links below. [|Churros and Hot Chocolate] [|Lemon Sorbet] Or to learn more about Spain, try this link. [|CIA World Factbook-Spain]

Interesting facts: Spain's capital is Madrid. Major languages in Spain are Spanish and Catalan. Spain's population is about 40,448,000 people. Spain's major ethnic groups are Nordic and Mediterranean. Spain's land area is 194,897 square miles.

 Unique and fun facts: Nudism is basicly legal anywhere in Spain In Spain, once a year they have a event called The Running of The Bulls in which they release bulls into the streets and people run from them.

 The goverment in Spain is what is called a parliementary monarchy. A parliemantary monarchy is when there is a hereditary king, also known as a king who was born knowing he would be king. But while he is head of state and runs most things, there is also a prime minister who is head of government and runs everything that the king does not.

