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Spain ( i / ˈ s p eɪ n / ; Spanish : España [esˈpaɲa] ), officially the Kingdom of Spain ( Spanish : Reino de España ), is a sovereign state largely located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe , with archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea , and several small territories on and near the north African coast. Its 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
Spanish territory includes two archipelagos: the Balearic Islands , in the Mediterranean Sea, and the Canary Islands , in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast. It also includes two major exclaves , Ceuta and Melilla , in continental North Africa; and the islands and peñones (rocks) of Alborán , Alhucemas , Chafarinas and Vélez de la Gomera . With an area of 505,990 km 2 (195,360 sq mi) , Spain is the second largest country in Western Europe and the European Union, and the fourth largest country in