Iberian Peninsula

The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe. It is bordered on the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea, and on the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean. The Pyrenees form the northeast edge of the peninsula, connecting it to the rest of Europe. At Gibraltar in the south, it approaches Africa. It is the biggest peninsula of Europe with 582 860 km².

Languages

The following languages are spoken in the Iberian peninsula:

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• Andorra:
• Catalan
• Gibraltar:
• English (official recognition)
• Llanito
• Portugal:
• Portuguese
• Mirandese (official recognition)
• Spain:
• Spanish (also called Castilian)
• Catalan (called Valencian in the Valencian Country)
• Basque
• Galician
• Aragonese
• Asturian (official recognition)
• Occitan (locally called Aranese, official recognition)