SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Italy and Greece
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Spain and Portugal
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Denmark and Sweden
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Croatia and Bosnia
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Detailed explanation-1: -Spain and Portugal occupy the Iberian Peninsula, which is separated at its southern tip from North Africa by only a narrow strait situated at the juncture of the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. This key geographical position played an important part in Iberia’s history.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most commonly Iberian refers to: Someone or something originating in the Iberian Peninsula, namely from Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did Portugal separate from Spain in 1640? In a nutshell, Because Spain (Castile to be precise), under a new king, wanted to take away their autonomy and turn it into a province. The thing is, Portugal had been united with but not really a part of Spain since 1580.