The Iberian Peninsula (Asturian, Galician, Leonese, Mirandese, Portuguese, Spanish: Península Ibérica; Catalan: Península Ibèrica; Aragonese, Occitan: Peninsula Iberica; French: Péninsule Ibérique; Basque: Iberiar Penintsula), commonly called Iberia /aɪˈbɪəriə/, is the third largest European peninsula (after the Scandinavian and Balkan peninsulas); it is located in the extreme southwest of the continent. The area is approximately 582,000 km2 (225,000 sq mi). There are three countries in it (in addition to sub-territories of France and Britain): Spain, Portugal, Andorra, as well as a part of France and the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
Believe it or not The Iberian Peninsula is in fact in Europe and not a part of Africa.
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