Expat Blog

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Spain's Unemployed

Bad news from the Statistical Institute - at the end of 2010 there were just under 5 million registered as unemployed in Spain.

This is more than the population of Ireland or Norway.

The figures do not include the long term unemployed or young people still seeking their first job.

Let's hope a solution to the problem is soon found ...

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Facts !!! -River Ebro

Some facts about one of the most important rivers in Spain - the River Ebro - ( Ebre in Catalan ) it flows for 982 km in length.

The Romans named the river Iber but it probably derives from the Greek Hevros.

It's source is in Fontibre - Cantabria and it flows through Zaragoza before meeting the sea as a large delta in the province of Tarragona.

The delta is one of the largest wetland area in the western Mediterranean region - a total of 320 square km and is an important area for over 300 species of birds as well as a region of intensive farming.

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