The vast majority of its territory is located on the Iberian Peninsula, bordered by France and Andorra to the northeast across the Pyrenees Mountains, and Portugal to the west. To the south, the Strait of Gibraltar separates Spain from Morocco in Africa. The Bay of Biscay to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the east and Italy across the sea, and the Atlantic Ocean to the northwest and southwest.

Spain's total national area of 505,925 square kilometers, of which 499,542 square kilometers of land area, 5,240 square kilometers of water), ranking fifth in Europe, the northernmost tip of the mainland to the southernmost tip of about 830 kilometers, east-west direction of the longest 1,000 kilometers.

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Spain's terrain is dominated by high plateaus, interspersed with mountain ranges. The highest point in the country is Mount Mourasen, which is 3,718 meters above sea level. The central Meseta Plateau is a mountain range surrounded by closed plateau, about 3/5 of the national area, the average altitude of 600 meters to 800 meters. To the north are the Cantabrian and Pyrenean mountain ranges, which stretch from east to west.

The Pyrenees are the boundary mountains between Spain and France, more than 430 kilometers long, with peaks over 3,000 meters above sea level. The highest point in Spain is in the southern Sierra Nevada, where the main peak, Mount Mourasen, at 3,478 meters, is the roof of the Iberian Peninsula.

Because of the proximity of the mountains to the coast, the plains are few and narrow, and the only ones that are wider are the Ebro Valley in the northeast and the Andalusian Plain in the southwest.

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