…Official name: Estado españolArea: 504,782 km2Population (1996): 39.18 millionCapital: Madrid (Time difference with Japan: -8 hours)Main language: SpanishCurrency: PsetaA kingdom that occupies about 80% of the Iberian Peninsula, which juts out from the southwest of the European continent. Spain is the English name, and España in Spanish. The name for the entire peninsula was Iberia, which is of Greek origin, as well as Hispania, which has its origin in the Phoenician i-sephan-im, meaning "Rabbit Coast" or "Rabbit Island." The Romans also inherited the name Hispania, and the current country name also originates from this. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "España" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…正式名称=エスパニャ国Estado español面積=50万4782km2人口(1996)=3918万人首都=マドリードMadrid(日本との時差=-8時間)主要言語=スペイン語通貨=ペセタPsetaヨーロッパ大陸の南西に突き出したイベリア半島の約8割を占める王国。スペインは英語による呼び方で,スペイン語ではエスパニャEspaña。半島全体の呼び名としてギリシア語起源の〈イベリアIberia〉とともに〈ヒスパニアHispania〉があったが,これは〈ウサギの海岸〉または〈ウサギの島〉を意味するフェニキア語の〈i‐sephan‐im〉にその語源が求められ,ローマ人も〈ヒスパニア〉の呼び名を継承し,現在の国名もこれを源としている。… ※「España」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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