Spain is a country with a high social welfare system, with universal social health insurance.
Spain has a high standard of medical care and the relevant medical equipment is very advanced, making it one of the best public **** healthcare systems in the world. The health care network is perfect, health centers and hospitals are densely distributed, and can provide primary diagnosis and specialized care, making it very convenient to seek medical treatment. Spain has a perfect system of prevention and emergency response, first aid system is developed.
Spain's outpatient clinics adopt an appointment system, and health doctors are responsible for referring patients to the relevant doctors. In a number of autonomous regions to implement the "cell phone clinic" activities, the doctor through the cell phone to remind the patient on time to consult, take medication.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2011, Spain's national healthcare expenditure accounted for 9.3% of GDP, and per capita healthcare expenditure was US$2,984 according to purchasing power parity (PPP). In Spain, education is free and compulsory in primary and secondary schools (ages 6 to 16). Elementary school is 6 years, secondary school is 4 years, and university is 4 to 5 years. The main institutions of higher education are: Complutense University of Madrid, Autonomous University of Madrid, University of Salamanca, University of Barcelona, etc. The number of students in the country in the academic year of 2012～2013*** is about 8.05 million, of which the number of kindergarten, elementary school, and secondary school students are 1.95 million, 2.83 million and 1.81 million, and the number of university students is 698,000. the budget of education for the year of 2014 is 2,150 million euros.
Spain's education is balanced in all five schools. Spain is a kingdom of 17 autonomous communities, each of which is independent, so there is no unified plan or syllabus for each subject in the country, and interestingly, the Spanish government strictly regulates the number of hours of instruction for each subject.
The Spanish teacher has the right to decide on the content and methods of teaching according to the conditions of the school, the level of the pupils, and the characteristics of the locality. There is no standardized syllabus, but only a set number of hours, which guarantees the time for teaching each subject and allows the teaching of each subject to provide room for creativity.
In Spain's 1992 regulations, schools are required to have no more than 25 students in a class under compulsory education and a total of 25 hours per week, of which physical education must account for three hours.
The three hours of physical education per week in Spanish schools are enriched by a wide range of subjects, including dance, soccer, basketball, volleyball, artistic gymnastics, gymnastics, track and field, swimming, boxing and judo, depending on the geographic location of the school.
In Spain, from the metropolis of millions of people to a small mountain village of a few hundred people, the school has modern sports teaching facilities, gymnasiums, gyms, etc., both urban and rural schools. Spanish soccer
The Spanish national soccer team won the European Cup three times in 1964, 2008 and 2012, and the World Cup in 2010. It is now ranked eighth in the world. Among them, Real Madrid (Real Madrid CF), Barcelona (Futbol Club Barcelona) and other soccer clubs, not only in the Spanish league, but also in the world is one of the top teams.
Spanish bullfighting
Spanish bullfighting is the national treasure of Spain, originated in 1761. It is popular throughout the country and world-famous, and is one of the unique sights of Spain. Although it is controversial from the point of view of animal protection, it is an ancient tradition unique to Spain that has been preserved to modern times and is popular with many people. The bullfighting season is from March to October, and during the bullfighting season, two fights are held on Thursdays and two on Sundays. In case of festivals and national celebrations, they can be watched every day.
Formula 1 World Championship Spain (Circuit de Catalunya)
The Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain, built in 1991, is 4.730 kilometers long and is internationally recognized as the closest thing to a perfect track.
Spain Men's Basketball
Spain's men's basketball team has always been an outstanding team, winning the gold medal at the 2006 World Championships, and finishing as the runner-up to the United States of America at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics. Famous stars of the Spanish men's basketball team include the Gasol brothers. Spain has 155 newspapers and 170 national magazines with a sales volume of ****4.2 million. The average daily circulation of the main newspapers: La Nación, circulation of 460,000 copies; El Mundo, 310,000 copies; Abeysse, 280,000 copies; La Vanguardia, 200,000 copies; Catalunya, 170,000 copies; Reason, 150,000 copies.
The main Spanish news agencies: EFE, the official news agency, was founded in January 1939. There are also the privately owned Agencia Europaea and Agencia Rogos.
The General Directorate of Radio and Television (Dirección General de Radio y Televisión de Espa?a) regulates radio and television. There are more than 200 radio stations in the country***, the main ones being the Spanish National Radio and the privately owned Spanish Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Intercontinental, and the Spanish People's Radio.
Television Espa?a is a state-run, national television station with two channels. In addition, there are local TV stations in Andalusia, Catalonia, Galicia, Basque Country and Madrid, etc. In 1989, the government authorized the establishment of three private TV stations, Multichannel, Antenna-3 and TV5, and in 1997, the two digital TV stations started operation.