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Spain

Passport and visa service: Please visit conpapeles.com
For further information: Visit the Spanish Ministry of External Affairs website
Contact your embassy

Official language: Castilian (Spanish)
Other languages spoken: Some regions use their regional language for conducting business (Euskera, Catalan, Galician, Valencian). Other minor regional languages can be used: Bable, Aragonese, Aranese, Extremaduran.
Business language: Spanish.
English is rarely used but it is developing.
Getting some knowledge: Use the travlang website.
Free translation tools: Dictionarios.com - Translation from Spanish to English, German, French or Italian as well as to Euskera, Catalan or Galician.
Eurodicautom - Translation into various European languages
Translated - Free translation arabic-spanish-arabic
TV5 - Free translation arabic-spanish-arabic
lexicool - Free dictionary arabic-spanish-arabic

Domestic currency: Euro
ISO Code: EUR
To obtain domestic currency: The easiest is to directly withdraw money from the ATMs. There are many of them easily accessible in the airports, downtown and in all areas.
Possible means of payment: All credit cards are easily accepted in the hotels, restaurants (except the very small ones and the bars) and businesses, except American Express. Taxis which accept credit card payment are rare. It is not possible to pay by checks other than certified checks. The Spanish have the habit of paying by cash; it is common to see people with wads of bills. If you want to pay by credit card, you will be asked to show an identity card.
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Automatic Teller Machines (ATM): To find out the locations of ATMs in in Spain, click on the link to your credit card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express

Type of climate: Spain has a varied climate depending on the regions. It is mostly oceanic climate in the north, mediterranean not to say dry climate in the south and a continental climate in the rest of the country. The seasons are more distinct in the heart of the country. Average temperatures in Madrid are 8°C in January and 27°C in June and in Barcelona 9°C in January and 20°C in June. The best time to visit Spain is from mid-May to mid-October.
For further information: Spanish meteorology agency

Telephone codes: To call in Spain from Tunisia, dial 00 (ou +) +34.
To call Tunisia from Spain, dial 00 (ou +) 216.
Mobile telephone standards: GSM
Internet suffix: .es
Emergency numbers

Fire Department	080
Guardia Civil (Regional police)	062
National Police	091
Civilian welfare (including medical emergencies)	112
Medical emergencies (in Catalonia)	061