Hmmm…. these facts are interesting, especially if you are thinking of traveling to Spain soon.
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Not all Spaniards are native speakers of (Castilian) “Spanish”. There are in fact four official languages in Spain (Castilian, Catalan, Basque and Galician), three unofficial regional languages (Asturian, Aragonese and Aranese), and several more dialects of these (Andalucian, Valencian…). Almost all Spaniards can speak Castilian Spanish though.
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Spain is traditionally a strongly religious country (Roman Catholocism). However, only 76% of Spaniards now identify themselves as Catholics, and only about 20% are regular church-goers. Due to recent immigration, 3% of the population is now Muslim.
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I read that the guitar was invented in Andalucia, originating from Arab lutes and in about the 1790s a sixth string was added.