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Flag Description
Three horizontal bands of red (top), yellow (double width), and red with the national coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band; the coat of arms includes the royal seal framed by the Pillars of Hercules, which are the two promontories (Gibraltar and Ceuta) on either side of the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar.

Currency
The Euro. (€) This image represents a 5 euro banknote. Euro coins have one common side and one national side. They can be used anywhere within the euro area, regardless of the country of issue. There are coins in denominations of €2, €1, 50 cent, 20 cent, 10 cent, 5 cent, 2 cent and 1 cent. The value of one U.S. dollar is equivalent to 0.65 euros.

Astronomy
Today's date is May 9, 2008. There is currently a New Moon.

Location
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France.

Climate
Temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast.

Terrain
Large, flat to dissected plateau surrounded by rugged hills; Pyrenees in north.

Elevation Extremes
The lowest point is at the Atlantic Ocean (0 m). The highest point is at Pico de Teide (Tenerife) on the Canary Islands (3,718 m).

Nature & Science News
'No bias' against UK astronauts - UK government opposition to human spaceflight will be no bar to its citizens becoming astronauts, Esa says.
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EU's sat-nav pioneer calls home - A demonstrator satellite for the European Galileo system begins transmitting navigation signals back to Earth.
Nasa set to join petaflop elite - Nasa has unveiled a plan to boost its supercomputer power to help plan and model future missions.
Food waste on 'staggering' scale - People are needlessly throwing away 3.6m tonnes of food each year in England and Wales, research suggests.
Cod fall may speed 'toxic tide' - Declining fish stocks could be partially responsible for algal blooms in parts of the oceans, researchers find.

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