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The Iberian Peninsula

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The Iberian Peninsula is the southwesternmost peninsula of Europe, separated from the rest of the continent by the Pyrenees and comprising Spain and Portugal along with the microstate of Andorra and the British territory of Gibraltar. Its long Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines, central plateau and history of Roman, Visigothic, Islamic and Christian rule have given the peninsula a culturally distinct identity within Europe, expressed in the Spanish and Portuguese languages that later spread across much of Latin America.

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Region Type
Cultural Region 1
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Cultural Region 1
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Physiographic or Climatic Region 1
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Physiographic or Climatic Region 1
Area (sq km)
583,254 2
Population
53,000,000 2
Source states this as an approximate circa figure (c. 53 million), not an exact count.
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Which countries and territories lie on the Iberian Peninsula?

Spain and Portugal, plus Andorra, Gibraltar and a small part of France.

Peninsular Spain and Continental Portugal together make up almost all of the Iberian Peninsula. The rest is Andorra, Gibraltar and a small part of Metropolitan France. The Pyrenees mostly separate the peninsula from the rest of continental Europe.
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Portugal, Countries

Continental Portugal makes up almost all of the Iberian Peninsula together with Spain.

Source Iberian Peninsula (Wikipedia)
Spain, Countries

Peninsular Spain makes up almost all of the Iberian Peninsula together with Portugal.

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The practice, native to Iberia (Spanish and Portuguese cuisine), was widely adopted in Latin America, as well as Spanish and Portuguese colonies in Africa and Asia.

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Source Wikipedia: Iberian Romance languagesLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
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The Iberian Romance, Ibero-Romance or sometimes Iberian languages are a group of Romance languages that developed on the Iberian Peninsula, an area consisting primarily of Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, Andorra and French Catalonia.
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1. The Iberian Peninsula (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Introduction
    The Iberian Peninsula (IPA: eye-BEER-ee-ən), also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe.
  • Introduction (2)
    With an area of approximately 583,254 square kilometres (225,196 sq mi), and a population of roughly 53 million, it is the second-largest European peninsula by area, after the Scandinavian Peninsula.
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2. Iberian Peninsula (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    With an area of approximately 583,254 square kilometres (225,196 sq mi), and a population of roughly 53 million, it is the second-largest European peninsula by area, after the Scandinavian Peninsula.
  • Infobox, Population field
    c. 53 million
  • Shaped By: Sea Level Change, Formation statement for target 287776
    The coast has been inundated over time, with sea levels having risen from a minimum of 115-120 m (377-394 ft) lower than today at the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) to its current level at 4,000 years BP.
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead
    The Iberian Peninsula (IPA: eye-BEER-ee-ən), also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe.
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Wikidata: The Iberian Peninsula
Wikidata Q12837, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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