Top 10 Facts About Spain

The Top Ten
1 The oldest lighthouse in the world is the Tower of Hercules in Spain. It was erected in the 1st century.

Must have been hard back then. It was probably a boner to make.

2 Spain was the first country in Europe to ban smoking in bars
3 43.8% of olive oil in the world comes from Spain
4 Spain didn't participate in WW1 and WW2

But in WW2, they were likely to be aligned with the Axis powers. They just didnmt participate.

5 Spain's National Anthem has no lyrics

Haha, that was the biggest surprise!

Haha! This is hilarious then!

6 71% of Spain's population identifies itself as catholic

But I think the youth isn't that religious in Spain.

Guess I'm part of the 29% that doesn't

7 Spain has two African cities (Ceuta & Melilla)
8 More than 150000 tomatoes are usually thrown at the "Tomatina" festival
9 There is an international zipline between Spain and Portugal
10 The name Spain means land of rabbits

This one surprised me.

The Contenders
11 Spain is Europe's biggest cocaine consumer
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