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Tarifa
Tarifa is a small town in the Province of Cádiz in Andalusia. It's the southernmost point of mainland Europe and the closest to Africa, just 14 km away across the Strait of Gibraltar. That line between continents is taken as the divide between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Currency
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- Spanish
Language
Spanish - Time zones
UTC+1
UTC+1 (UTC+2 in summer)- Power plugs
- Type C/F
Power plugs
Type C, F · 230 V - Getting around
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Drive on the right
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Spain · Population: 19K · Calling code: +34
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