The Mortal Instruments:The City of Bones-Cassandra Clare Book Review

I just read this book and I really don't see what the whole fuss is about and Im not saying it was not a nice book-which it really was- but because of the plot was really extreme and had too many plot twists for a first book of a series. I've come to dislike it. Nevertheless, I liked the way it was written and had a nice sense of humor, but it was a little too much for my taste and depended too much on the main character's love life. *SPOILERS* Seriously? Her brother? He ended up being her brother? Are we serious? I'd rather to be one of the cliché stories when the girl falls in love with the dude with a bad attitude and they end up living happily ever after in Australia.*SPOILERS* I'm just saying it was too much to be the first book. That should probably happen in the last one. Like, what would I have to expect from the second one, if all these happened in just the beginning?
Zoey

Annoying Game

Yeah Im talk about Candy Crash.



It's like the most annoying thing never but I really cannot stop playing it. And Vcay wants me to stop playing because she hates that game! :D
It ruined my life, not like bands did, but still. If you have a chance to play run like fuck. If are looking at the picture above and you think about all the possible solutions, visit a shrink. Love you.
Here's a song, for this game.
Under the ground, under the ground, if you play candy crash you will die with your phone on your hand, under the ground.
You realized it was Vcay writing the song-y thing, right?
Oh well.
Zoey

Under the sea, under the sea, I cannot breathe with this head on under the sea...





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrT_TbnDctw

A Year Ago

I think a lot of things have changed. Mostly I have changed. Last year, I haven't found anything I'm good at but I kept saying that it's just around the corner. That in any minute i would find it. And I told others when they felt useless too. A year ago, I looked in the mirror and tried to find my good side, things that would make me attractive...and I did. A year ago I wouldn't go shopping and end up being down the rest of the day because every single trousers weren't in my size. A year ago it didn't bother me that the last time a guy liked me was in kindergarten.
Honestly, I don't know what happened. If there was something in my life that was supposed to 'change' me, it happened three years ago. I didn't change then, but I changed now. Why? It not that i just hit puberty and my nerves are so weird and everything. I get jealous every time i see people on the street kissing or hugging, when my friends talk about a guy who stares at the them with the 'I-want-to-bang-you-so-much' look, even when i see skinny girls. And believe me, i see skinny girls a lot. The only girls who aren't skinny in my class are three, me included.
Really, I don't know what to do. I'm on a diet and i am supposed to loose 4kg a month (a doctor instructed the diet by  the way) and i have only lost 2 in two months.
In class, I feel like i am surrounded by geniuses. Half of them are like A students or even close to that and the other half are straight D students or close to that. Me? I guess I'm somewhere in the middle. I want to have better grades this year, but there are just....I don't know. I'm certain I will not make it. With all the other students answering questions better and quicker than me. Even if i do my best, I'm 100% sure it's not enough. It's never going to be enough. I'm more stupid than people think. People think i have good grades because I am shy and just write great at the exams-which is true, but never mind. I write good at tests and exams because i study a lot before them. Maths? Everyday, last year, my cousin explained them to me one week before the exams. Ancient Greek and Greek? I forget them as soon as I write them. History? I have a horrible memory I can hardly remember things. Physic and Chemistry? Same thing with maths.
I have no idea. Nothing. Nada. Forget what you just read and go back to your lives. Just don't pay attenetion.
I'm a brat and a bitch and a spoiled onlychild. I know. Now leave.

What Would Vcay Do If...?

...Found Out That The Guy Who Flirted With Her Actually Wanted to Approach Her Bff?

I'd see that coming. I mean, who would flirt with me? Honestly, I'd tell Zoey, give her his number and stuff, then wait and see what would happen between them.

...Was Part Of A Family in Which Everyone Was Succesfull and Beautiful And Stuff And She Wasn't?
Obviously, i'd hate my life. I wouldn't' try to reach them or prove the them that "I Can Do Stuff Too!". I'd probably leave home and go live by myself when im 18 and never mention it. Well, I would talk about it with my phycologist, but not with them. They'd never understand, them being perfect me being exactly the opposite.

Κατάργηση αρχαίων ελληνικών και λατινικών από τα σχολεία θέλει η Ρεπούση

 

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Κατάργηση αρχαίων ελληνικών και λατινικών από τα σχολεία θέλει η Ρεπούση

«Νεκρή» η αρχαία ελληνική γλώσσα, δεν προσφέρει τίποτε η διδασκαλία της, επιμένει η βουλευτής της ΔΗΜΑΡ - Υποστηρίζει ότι έγινε στόχος γιατί πάει κόντρα στο ρεύμα και δεν «κλείνει» το μάτι στους Μητροπολίτες

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«Νεκρή» η αρχαία ελληνική γλώσσα, δεν προσφέρει τίποτε η διδασκαλία της, επιμένει η βουλευτής της ΔΗΜΑΡ - Υποστηρίζει ότι έγινε στόχος γιατί πάει κόντρα στο ρεύμα και δεν «κλείνει» το μάτι στους Μητροπολίτες

Το εκπαιδευτικό της μανιφέστο παρουσίασε η κυρία Μαρία Ρεπούση στην Βουλή επισημαίνοντας την ανάγκη να ξαναγραφεί η ιστορία ώστε να αποφορτιστεί από εθνικά στοιχεία και να δημιουργηθούν «ουδετερόθρησκα» σχολεία. Σημείωσε δε ότι η αρχαία ελληνική γλώσσα είναι «νεκρή», δεν πρέπει να διδάσκεται στους μαθητές καθώς δεν τους προσφέρει τίποτα.

Επιπροσθέτως, υποστήριξε ότι χαρακτηρίστηκε ως «εθνομηδενιστής» γιατί «τόλμησε» να πάει κόντρα στο ρεύμα ενώ άλλοι προτίμησαν να «κλείνουν το μάτι σε Μητροπολίτες και να επενδύουν σε εθνολαϊκισμούς».

Απάντηση επιχείρησε να δώσει ο υπουργός Παιδείας Κωνσταντίνος Αρβανιτόπουλος λέγοντας ότι «τα αρχαία ελληνικά δεν είναι νεκρή γλώσσα. Τα Λατινικά είναι. Η αρχαία ελληνική συνεχίζει, μιλιέται, εξελίσσεται επί 3.000 χρόνια. Ακόμα και κορυφαίοι δημοτικιστές δίδασκαν την αρχαία ελληνική...».

Πιο αναλυτικά, η βουλευτής της ΔΗΜΑΡ κατά την συζήτηση του νομοσχεδίου για τα νέα Γενικά και Τεχνικά Λύκεια στην Βουλή είπε ότι σύμφωνα με το νομοσχέδιο «τα αρχαία ελληνικά διδάσκονται υποχρεωτικά 11 στις 34 ώρες σε όλη την ομάδα προσανατολισμού για ανθρωπιστικές σπουδές. Η φυσική διδάσκεται 6 ώρες στις θετικές επιστήμες. Αυτό είναι ακραία αντίληψη της πολιτείας και αποδεικνύει την προσήλωση που δίνει στην αρχαία ελληνική γραμματεία…».

Πρόσθεσε πως «νεκρές γλώσσες είναι όσες δεν ομιλούνται σήμερα στις κοινωνίες. Στις νεκρές γλώσσες ανήκουν τα αρχαία ελληνικά και τα λατινικά. Αυτό δεν σημαίνει ότι δεν είναι σημαντικές. Τι θέλει τώρα η ελληνική βουλή; Να εξαιρέσει τα αρχαία από τις μη ομιλούμενες γλώσσες, επικαλούμενη την αρχή της συνέχειας;»

Πρότεινε πως η Πολιτεία πρέπει να επενδύσει στα μουσεία, στις τέχνες και τον πολιτισμό ενώ κάλεσε το κοινοβούλιο «να αλλάξουμε όλοι νοοτροπίες. Να μην επενδύουμε στον εθνολαϊκισμό εμποδίζοντας επιστημονικές μελέτες. Να μην κλείνουμε το μάτι σε Μητροπολίτες για μικροπολιτικά παιχνίδια».

Υποστήριξε ότι το σχολείο πρέπει να είναι «ουδετερόθρησκο» και πρότεινε να γίνει μετάβαση από την «εθνική» ιστορία στην ευρωπαϊκή.

 

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Please ignore the mistakes or anything I don't think i'll have the courage to edit this.
So im really shy. Like really, REALLY shy and im getting nervous REALLY X3 times easily. I mean I get nervous about telling the waitress my order, I get anxious when I go to the theater because 'oh my God what would happen if an actor forgets his words?' in general, EVERYTHING.
Now tomorrow is the first day of high school and I was super nervous because it will be the first time I will not sit at the same desk with Zoey since 1st grade (In my country, students don't change classrooms and share their desk with another person) and I will be surrounded by strangers. Yesterday I realized I wasn't that nervous, because my excitement was bigger. Anyway, I wasn't sad that tomorrow is my first day on high school.
But just 5 minutes ago my dad told me that he wants me to go to the principal ON THE VERY FIRST DAY and give him some papers because he forgot.
Now in this highschool If you want to go to the principal's office you have to enter the teachers' room. I know that because my mom used to work there as a maths teacher and when I was little she let me come with her and walk the whole building. Anyway, I was always anxious to get inside and have everyone look at me, even when I was like 7 years old. Now? As a teenager I will have EVERY SINGLE teacher stare at me and ask me what the hell do I want-obviously more politely- and I really don't think I can handle it.
I know it sounds dumb and stupid to you but that's what I feel right now. Im stressed, I freak out, not because of the new school ,but because I'll enter the teachers' room on my first day. I know I am so coward and a chicken but I really don't have time to change. In 8 hours I'll have to get my ass of from bed and go to school. And please PLEASE don't tell me "Don't get anxious!" because it's not going  to change if you say it. I'm not going to turn to you and say "Gee, now that you told me not to be nervous, I wont!" that's not going to fucking happen.
I have to find an excuse to avoid it. Who knows? Maybe the principal will get to my class and asks me for the papers. Which it horrible, but still better than the first option. Maybe i'll get my aunt to give tham to the principal or something. I don't know, I really don't know.
Just why couldn't my dad just give them himself? I understand that he has a lot of work to do but it was HIS faul. He forgot them. How would he feel if he had to do this? But of course, my dad is oh-so-confident and he wouldn't get scared of it-honestly, im not scared when I watch horror movies and im scared from this. he would just say 'Come on! You don't have to be nervous! What you do is stupid!" and just wont say anything else.
I'm really going to turn to that pathetic girl who cries in a corner for nothing right now.
Bye.

What Would Vcay Do If...?

...Ended Up Alone In New York without Friends, Family or Money?

Find a job as a cleaning lady or weitress or something simple like that. Live on the street until i have money to go to a hotel. Live there until i have money to rent an appartment. Play the jackpot everyday. Live in the empty appartment until i have money for furniture. And then i'll be fine.

...Someone Kidnapped Her?

I wouldnt brek on his nerves. Do as he says. I'd search for something around able to cut the rope/break the chains/injure the guy. But being cooperative will MAY make the guy not to pay too much attention. If it doesnt, goodbye world, my last wish is to eat chocolate one last time.

 

 

Update

The article you're reading right now was written al least 5 days before the update date.
Current Mood: Really, Really Bored
Location: Somewhere with no internet.
Status:What Kind of Question is this

I was in a place with no internet so I couldnt update anything, i had no one to talk to and i was bored to death, so i wrote A LOT of articles, like "What Would Vcay Do If..." and the five next updates of it, 'Characteristics of Houses Ideal For Horror Movies' No 1 and 2 etc. I have written so many things that i can just upload them and write nothing for a whole month.

So i've been babysitting the neightbor's twin daughters with another neightbor all afternoon. The twins had had their hair cut and the one reminded me of Curt from Glee. I've named the cats, the dogs and the butterflies of the whole village. I've even named my new laptop. Rodrigo. Dont know why.

Anyway. Things are pretty boring here. I have a lot of things to do this week. School starts the week after that. And I have no idea when Zoey or Gorgina or Katherine are coming back. Hope they'll return soon, because i miss them like hell :(

I'm pretty sure the waiter of the beach bar we usually go recognises us. I mean, we go there every single day. Maybe twice in a day. And almost always, it's him who asks for our order.

I've read 'Heroes of Olympus:The Mark Of Athena' again. Awesome book, by the way. I'm pretty sure i have already mentioned it. However it's not the kind of book one can take to the beach with him (it has 586 pages) i carried it along with me and read it under the umbrella. And everyone thought I was insane. Oh well.

That's all for now guys. Sorry for the boring update, I'll come up with an idea for an article soon enough.

Bye!

Vcay

　

The Characteristics of a House...

...Ideal for a Horror Movie No2

Here it is! The list you've all been waiting for! :P Whatever. This list is not as good as the first one, it just adds some things i forgot to mention to the previous.

1. The less lamps the better. It'd be great if they were bare as well.

2. Glass doors are appreciated. 

3. The House must be placed somewhere where rains are common phenomenon. Snow wouldn't be bad as well. 

4. No Internet Connection. Of course.

5. The road that leads to the house must be in a horrible condition. And the house must not be visible from the road.

6. The house must be cold. It'd be great if the only source of heat was a fireplace in the living room

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7. The house must be placed somewhere far from your hometown/village. Another country would be ideal. It must be on a place that only the locals know it exists.

8. More Tips for the Decoration: Clocks. Many, many clocks. And mirrors. Many, many mirrors. (That tic-tac along with one's reflection are a great combination.) And books. Many many books. Old ones. 

9. There must be a piano. Not guitar, violin or anything(Actually, the violin could work, but it's not the ideal; maybe a ghost playing the violin?). A big piano in the middle of the living room, with some partitures so old that the paper they're written on is yellow and a metronome that in the middle of the night starts tictacing slowly is perfect. Now imagine if along with the metronome one could hear a piano melody in the dead of the night.

10. If the house is placed in a village or near it, it better be near the cemetery. For obvious reasons.

11. Cats and dogs. Animals have sixth sense. In horror movies they can sense ghosts and stuff. But everyone thinks they are just insane. Tip: only have one animal.

12. If you want an appartment: There must be no one living your floor. The elevator must be old and it must be about to break down. Someone must have been murdered in your apartment before. It must look dirty even if it's clean. The neightbors must be assholes. The doorlock must be half ruined.

EXTRA TIP NO 13. Have candles. I'd be great if the black outs are frequent. But even if they are not, candles are great for the decoration.

So, here's what happened: at the first list, I mentioned that numbes 7 and 13 are fantastic. Then i realized that i had listed 13 tips already. So i tried to add my new ideas to the already existed ones, but then i thought of making a second one to avoid the trouble.

Wow, i just saw how many times i have used "i'd be great" and "it's a must.". Oh well.

'Til next time,

Vcay





HOW TO MAKE THE CHANGE THIS YEAR

 

1. Study. And mean it. Seriously, no more lies. You must study. Do homework and projects. Ask someone to help you. It's not something bad to ask for help.

2. See school subjects as an entrtainment thing. Like there's nothing else you can watch on TV than a doctumentary. Just try. okay? Find a way to learn things faster.

3. If you want to make some friends, just say hi to a random person. Someone like the guy who sits at that corner all the time. If things get awkward, dont be afraid to say something like "I'm just trying to make a new friend here, are you in?". If s/he says no, just walk away. You tried. Oh, and dont have that 'I-want-to-kill-whoever-approaches-me' attitude.

4. Control your anger. Most problems with classmates start when you are angry about something tottaly irelevant and someone does something as horrible as poke you. Then the fight starts, problems start etc etc...

5. You're not going to win anything if you express your opinion which is against the teacher's.I'm not talking about something that has to do with the lesson. But if you are against stereotypes and the teacher ends up being as stereotypical as hell, dont waste your breath. You're not going to change anything. And dont say anything about πληση εγκεφαλου to other students. Your classmates are old enough to recognise good from bad and if they agree with stereotypes or not, it's the result of the envirnoment they grew up and the teacher had nothing to do with it. And who says that they're going to listen to you anyway.

6. Enjoy little things. Easier sais that done BUT i've been at that pahse myself (i think i still am at some amount). Dont be miserable because of the poverty; that sounded wrong. I mean, dont tihnk about it all day unless you can do something about it. And if you CAN actually do something, be optimistic and think "Hey! I'm taking part at something in order to stop [whatever the subjecr]!" Enjoy five minutes of 'am-i-awake-or-alseep' phase in the mornings; watch your cat playing with her little kittens; watch funny videos on youtube; share anecdotes with friends; roleplay random characters with your friends...There are so many things to be happy about.

7. Find Something That Relaxs You And Do It Everyday. It can be whatever you want; drawing, writing, dancing, singing, yoga, jogging, writing in your blog, playing games online...any-thing

8.Self-harm. Have you ever heard of the Butterfly Project? If not, here's the link : And even if you dont cut, it can help. Also, go back to No6. And remember; self harm wont solve any problem you have in your life. The only result may be some marks on your body you're going to regret for the rest of your life.

These things obviously are not going to work for all of you. But i'm just counting what I and people atound me do. It's not the ultimate guide or anything.

　

　

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A HOUSE

...IDEAL FOR A HORROR MOVIE

Obviously that's not a guide for directors, it's for fun. It's based on the horror movies I've seen.

1. The Older The Better. As older the place is, it gets more creepy.

2. Placed as Far From A City/Town as possible. It's even better if it is built in the middle of nowhere, especially near or in a forest. Sounds of animals in the middle of the night are just great. Mansions are just great as well. However, old and almost abandonned villages are a good place as well.

3. Two floors or more are a must. The more the merrier. Also, the bigger the better.

4. Wooden floors and a lot of windows. The wooden floors will crack and the windows will open from the wind. People can stare at you from the window. I'd be great if the handles of the windows are almost broken.

5. Placed near mountains. It may sound weird, but listen; if there are mountains from the east and west, the sun will rise later and set earlier. Dark is appreciated, of course.

6. It would Be wonderful If The Previous Owner got Murdered or Dissappeared. Local legends about the house can do the work too.

7. Bacements and attics are a must. With only one small lamp to light the whole room, with creepy old stairs and filled with old furniture and toys. The best are big drawers, mirrors, paintings, notebooks, dolls, rocking chairs, jewellery, pickups and disks, (locked) boxes. It'd be great if they were dusty and/or broken.

8. Garden is a must. The back yard is an awesome place to hide/find dead bodies. A small stoller room with gardening equipment (shavells are a must). It'd be great if the grass was yellow, too.

9. The Decoration must Be Creepy. Old indian statues, paintings of austere little girls or crying little boys,a fireplace is a must, the older the furniture the better. The numbers 7 and/or 13 are great. Seven chairs around the table, thirteen 'decorative' dolls...If you have a guest and you want to freak him out, mention the numbers at every chance.

10. A lot of doors and rooms. Too many doors. Even where there are not needed; like, a door to the hallway. The doors must crack a lot when they are opened and closed. There must be a lot of rooms, each one decorated simply, with a double old bed that cracks (general rule : Whatever can crack must crack) and a drawer with a mirror directly facing the bed.

11. Make the house seem dirty even if it's clean. Of course you know places like that. If the place is dirty it will be an unpleasant experience and maybe a bit creepy. I do not mean the house must be messy. On the contrary, it must be tidy as hell; if a house is messy it means people are living in it. The house must look like a place with no life. Bugs are a nice extra. Spiders and flies are the classic ones. Butterflies can also do the work. However, they should not be too much.

It doesn't have to be THAT old though.

12. The telephone line must suck. The connection in the area must be horrible. The telephone must work when you dont need it a lot, like when you want to call your sister and tell her that you arrived safely at your new home, and it musn't when you desperately need it to, like when the murderer is going to kill you and you need to call the police.

EXTRA TIP NO 13: The less people they live in the house the better. It'd be ideal if a family with a little child (better be a girl, they scream and get scared easier-not all of them of course but a little girl's scream after midnight is just what a haunted house needs) would move in a huge house. However, it has to do with how big the house is. Sometimes families with a lot of children are better.

So, that was it. I summed up everything i have saw in horror movies and wrote it. And now i have more ideas. That's why I may do a second list similar to that one later.

Vcay

Street Art

 

What Would Vcay Do If...?

...She Found A Message From A?
I would first think that it's a joke. But then again, none of my friends watch Pretty Little Liars that much to think of pranking me pretending to be A. So, I'd freak out I guess. I mean, I'm not a saint and I have secrets. I'd probably be suspicious with everyone until I isolate myself from the world and die alone in front of my laptop watching youtubers. Thanks A.
...She Realized Her Boyfriend Is A Vampire? (Twilight Saga Style)
I'd be like "ok" then change the subject. No, I wouldn't be a vampire for him. I would just live our love and them leave him for my hot(ter) werewolf best friend who is stuck in friend zone for like ages.
...She Realized Her Boyfriend Is A Vampire? (The Vampire Diaries Style)
Obviously I'd leave him for his brother. Or have a plastic surgery so I wouldn't look like that ancestor of mine. No no no wait, I'd leave them both and date Jeremy. (Im not Elena, I'm me. We're not related).
...She Realized Her Boyfriend Is A Wizard for Hogwarts?
I had to google Hogwarts because I didn't know how to spell  it. I'm serious. I know nothing about it. So I guess a small 'Hogwarts-Tour-And-Meet-The-Students' tour for a start. Then I'll just use him in order to gain access to spells that get rid of the unneeded fat in your body or clear your skin or make you fly or something.
...She Realized She Was A Member of The Glee Club?
Quit. ASAP. I'm a wallflower enough to be bullied. And I don't have a voice. So it wouldn't be fun. So bullied more for no reason? And loose precious after school time? No thanks.
...She Woke Up In Camp Half blood and Chiron told her that she is a demigod?
I'd pray to the gods for being daughter of Hades. Then I'd just have that "Why-Me" phase until the end of my training.

So I'll make this a weekly "What Would Vcay Do if..." or WWVDI...Whatever.

España

I just want to..uh...celebrate..i don't know...source Wikipedia, copy pasted with no editiong because im lazy...:P

Vcay

 

España

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Para otros usos de este término, véase España (desambiguación).

«Reino de España» redirige aquí. Para otras acepciones, véase Corona de España.

«Española» redirige aquí. Para otras acepciones, véase Española (desambiguación).

España[1] Reino de España[1]
Estado miembro de la Unión Europea
Bandera Escudo
Lema: Plus Ultra (latín: ‘Más allá’)
Himno: Marcha Real o Granadera ¿Problemas al reproducir este archivo?
Capital (y ciudad más poblada)	Madrid 40°25′N 3°45′O
Idioma oficial	Español/Castellano [2]
‎Gentilicio	Español/a
Forma de gobierno	Monarquía parlamentaria
Rey Presidente del Gobierno	Juan Carlos I Mariano Rajoy
Formación	Véase el artículo «Formación territorial de España»
Superficie	Puesto 52.º
• Total	504 645 km²[1]
• % agua	1,04 % (aguas continentales). Las aguas jurisdiccionales (marinas) son un millón de km² aproximadamente.[2]
Fronteras	2032 km
Población total	Puesto 27.º
• Censo	47 265 321 hab. (2012)[3]
• Densidad	93,66 hab./km²
PIB (PPA)	Puesto 14.º
• Total (2012)	$ 1 397 776 mill.[4]
PIB (nominal)	Puesto 13.º
• Total (2012)	$ 1.575.113 millones[5]
• PIB per cápita	$ 28,976[6]
IDH (2012)	0,885[7] (23.º) – Muy alto[8]
Moneda	Euro[3] (€, EUR)
Huso horario	CET (UTC+1)[4]
• en verano	CEST (UTC+2)
Código ISO	724 / ESP / ES (Península) EA (Ceuta y Melilla)[5] IC (Islas Canarias)[5]
Dominio Internet	.es
Prefijo telefónico	+34
Prefijo radiofónico	AMA-AOZ, EAA-EHZ
Siglas país para aviones	EC
Siglas país para automóviles	E
Miembro de: OTAN, ONU, OCDE, OSCE, UL, CIN, OEI, ABINIA, AED, BERD, COE, G20[6]
↑ En las demás lenguas cooficiales es: - catalán/valenciano: Espanya; Regne d'Espanya - gallego: España; Reino de España - euskera: Espainia; Espainiako Erresuma - aranés (occitano): Espanha; Regne d'Espanha ↑ Son cooficiales el catalán en Cataluña, Islas Baleares y en la Comunidad Valenciana, donde es llamado valenciano; el gallego en Galicia; el euskera en el País Vasco y zona vascófona de Navarra; y el aranés (occitano) en Cataluña (hablado en el Valle de Arán, Lérida).[9] ↑ Desde 1868 y hasta 2002, la peseta. ↑ Salvo en Canarias, donde es una hora menos: UTC en invierno y UTC+1 en verano. ↑ No oficial pero reservado.[10] ↑ España es miembro del G20 como invitado permanente.

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España o el Reino de España^{[12] [13]} es un país soberano, miembro de la Unión Europea, constituido en Estado social y democrático de derecho y cuya forma de gobierno es la monarquía democrática parlamentaria. Su territorio está organizado en 17 comunidades autónomas y dos ciudades autónomas. Su capital es la villa de Madrid.
Es un país bicontinental que se encuentra situado tanto en Europa occidental como en el norte de África. En Europa ocupa la mayor parte de la península ibérica, conocida como España peninsular, y el archipiélago de las islas Baleares (en el mar Mediterráneo occidental); en África se hallan las ciudades de Ceuta (en la península Tingitana) y Melilla (en el cabo de Tres Forcas), las islas Canarias (en el océano Atlántico nororiental), las islas Chafarinas, el peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, las islas Alhucemas y la isla de Alborán. El municipio de Llivia, en los Pirineos, constituye un enclave rodeado totalmente por territorio francés. Completa el conjunto de territorios una serie de islas e islotes frente a las propias costas peninsulares. Tiene una extensión de 504 645 km², siendo el cuarto país más extenso del continente, tras Rusia, Ucrania y Francia.^[14] Con una altitud media de 650 metros es uno de los países más montañosos de Europa. Su población es de 47 190 493 habitantes, según datos del padrón municipal de 2011. El territorio peninsular comparte fronteras terrestres con Francia y con el principado de Andorra al norte, con Portugal al oeste y con el territorio británico de Gibraltar al sur. En sus territorios africanos, comparte fronteras terrestres y marítimas con Marruecos. Comparte con Francia la soberanía sobre la isla de los Faisanes en la desembocadura del río Bidasoa y cinco facerías pirenaicas.^[15]
De acuerdo con la Constitución española, el castellano o español es la lengua oficial del Estado y todos los españoles tienen el deber de conocerla y el derecho a usarla.^[16] En 2006, era la lengua materna del 89 % de los españoles.^[17] Otras lenguas, también españolas, son reconocidas como cooficiales en diversas comunidades autónomas, conforme a los estatutos de autonomía.
La economía española es la 13.ª economía mundial en términos de PIB, por delante de Indonesia y de Turquía, y según Eurostat, el PIB per cápita español se situó, en 2011, en el 99 % de la media de la Unión Europea, por delante de Chipre.^[18] Es el 8.º país del mundo con mayor presencia de multinacionales, tras Japón y por delante de Australia, Hong Kong y Canadá.^{[19] [20]} Además, según el informe de 2010 de la ONU, tiene un índice de desarrollo humano de 0,878, el 23.º mayor del mundo, por delante de otros grandes países europeos, como Italia, Reino Unido o Grecia.^[7] Por contra, la economía española presenta la mayor desigualdad social de la Eurozona, de acuerdo con los resultados obtenidos por el Eurostat referentes al coeficiente de Gini.^{[21] [22]}