Facts / Stats Flashcards

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How many Spanish people still live with their parents at 30 years old?

And according to whom?

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80% according to the Consejo de la Juventud de España.

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(1/1) How many children born in Spain today are children of foreigners?

(THIS CARD HAS BEEN UPDATED)

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32.4%

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(1/2) What percentage of websites are in Spanish?

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Only 3% (56% are in English)

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(1/3) In Argentina, what percentage of victims of misogynistic attacks are between 19 and 25 years old?

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20%

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(1/5) When do Spanish people eat lunch and dinner?

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Lunch between 2 and 3pm. It is the main meal.

Then a small dinner between 9 and 11pm.

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(1/6) How much land was in the Aztec Empire before the Spanish conquest in 1521?

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130,000 kilómetros cuadrados

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(1/3) What is the unemployment rate for men and women in Spain?

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10% for men, 13% for women

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(2/4) What was the unemployment rate of under-25s in 2023?

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29%

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(2/4) What percentage of young people “confia poco” in the Spanish political parties?

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72%

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(2/1) What proportion of the Spanish population are foreign-born?

(THIS CARD HAS BEEN UPDATED)

you can say ‘nacido en el extranjero’ or ‘de origen extranjero’

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1 in 6 (according to El Mundo)

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(2/1) How many asylum seekers arrived in Spain in 2023 and what % increase was this from 2022?

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57,000 - a 91% increase from 2022.

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(2/2) What proportion of gypsies in Spain go to university?

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2% of the 700,000 gypsies living in Spain (mostly in Andalusia)

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(2/5) How many homosexuals were locked up during the Franco era?

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5,000

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(2/5) Between 1966 and 1986, how many people disappeared under Latin American dictatorships?

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Over 90,000

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(1/4) How many immigrants in Spain are from the EU, and how many are not?

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2.1m ARE from the EU
2.6m are NOT from the EU

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(1/4) Which nationalities represent the largest proportion of immigrants in Spain?

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Romanians and Moroccans

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(1/4) How much of Spain’s economic growth in recent years can be attributed to immigrants?

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60%

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(2/2) How many gypsies live in Spain?

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700k

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(2/3) What is the indigenous population of Bolivia?

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48%

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(1/1) According to RTVE, how many Spanish adolescents admit that pornography has influenced their sexual relations?

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7 in 10

(Siete de cada diez)

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(1/3) According to RTVE, what is the pay gap between men and women?

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Women earn 20% less than men

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(1/1) How many Spaniards think that marriage is not important for a family’s wellbeing/welfare?

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65%

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(1/1) What proportion of marriages in Spain are civil marriages (not religious ceremonies)

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80% (in 2018)

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(2/6) What proportion of workers in Spain are members of a trade union?

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13.6% (in 2018)

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(2/6) What is a ñoqui?
Someone (specifically in Argentina) who earn money without doing anything. Unions say they don't exist.
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(2/6) What is the 'ley mordaza'?
Anti-protest law passed in 2015 (Rajoy). - Prohibits the unauthorised use of policemen's data or images of policemen - Prohibits the impeding of an eviction 2019-23 coalition tried to repeal it but didn't get enough votes.
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(2/6) What is the 15-M movement? (And how many people participated?)
A protest movement against austerity, unemployment and political corruption that begun on 15 May 2011. People spontaneously started to camp in the Puerta del Sol in Madrid, followed by other plazas across major cities. According to RTVE, a total of up to 8 million Spaniards participated.
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(2/4) What was the unemployment rate in 2023?
12.7%, the highest of all EU countries
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What was the leaflet about being a good wife called and when was it published?
"Guia de la buena esposa", 1953
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When did women get the vote in Spain?
1931
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What % of Spanish grandparents look after their children every day?
49%
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What was the fast divorce law called and when did it enter the law?
Ley del 'Divorcio Exprés', 2005
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Between 1992 and 2010, how much did catholicism fall among Spaniards aged 15-24?
30%
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How many Spaniards 18-24 consider premarital sex to be completely acceptable?
80%
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How many Spaniards 18-24 consider homosexuality completely acceptable?
70%
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How many Spaniards 18-24 accept abortion completely?
55%
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Example of a Spanish pilgrimage
El Camino de Santiago Over 200,000 pilgrims (peregrinos) take part each year
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What % of internet pages are written in Spanish?
3%
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How much is Spanish used compared to other languages on the internet?
It is the 3rd most used language
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How many old people (75+) in Spain use the internet to inform themselves?
~90%
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In Mexico City, how many places are there where you can buy music legally v illegally
1.000 legally, 50.000 illegally
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How many people search for recipes online v asking friends and family?
89% of the population use the internet, 48% use family and friends
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How many Spanish students are victims of cyber bullying?
30%
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What % of women consider it "bastante fácil" to be a woman?
52%
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How much more housework do women do than men on average
2hrs 15mins
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What is searched in Spain on La Día Internacional de la Mujer?
¿Cuando es el día internacional del hombre?
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Name of a male feminist group | (From Argentina)
"Colectivo de Varones Antipatriarcales"
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Madrid Pride celebration and when
MADO (Madrid Orgullo), this year it is on the 6th of July
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Example of a group that does pride campaigns
El Movimiento de Integración y Liberación Homosexual (Movilh) from Chile
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When did Spain legalise gay marriage
2005
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Examples of Hispanic Oscar winners in the 2020s
Ana de Armas and Guillermo del Toro
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Shakira's charity
Fundación Pies Descalzos
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Example of celebrity controversy | (Machine gun Iñaki)
Dan Rovira made jokes about Ibiza's drunk tourists.
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Examples of hispanic models
Paulina Vega, Rubén López
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Law to do with models
Spain introduced laws about the BMI (el IMC) for models recommended by the WHO (el OMS)
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How many plastic surgery operations in Spain normally
500,000 procedures annually, making it 11th in the world for plastic surgeries per capita
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How many autonomous communities in Spain
17
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Example of a bull racing festival
La Fiesta de San Fermin in July
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what % of classes are in Spanish in Galicia
25%
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Example of a Roman ruin in Spain
El Teatro Romano de Mérida
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When did Cristóbal Colón arrive in the Americas
1492
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What is that big painting called with La Infanta Margarita? | and who is it by?
Las Meninas por Diego Velázquez
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What has been considered part of humanity's cultural heritage since 2010 by UNESCO
El baile Flamenco
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Which country has the highest amount of plastic surgery per capita in the world?
Venezuela
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In which Spanish municipality are 75% of babies born today children of foreigners?
Salt, Gerona