Iberian Peninsula (gigantomaniac 1-1)

Iberian Peninsula (gigantomaniac 1-1) All of Spain and Portugal, with Andorra, Gibraltar, south-western France (south of Toulouse and Bordeaux), the Balearic Islands and the northern coast of Morocco and Algeria on a gigantomaniac 1:1 map (28.7 x 28.7 km). Coastlines and rivers follow the real ones: estuaries such as the Tagus, the Sado, the Bay of Cadiz and the Ebro delta are real water, while inland rivers and reservoirs such as Alqueva and Mequinenza are drawn into the terrain. The Meseta, La Mancha and the Ebro basin are dry brown grassland; green Spain, northern Portugal and the Pyrenees are forest, so the map reads like the satellite view. - 198 real cities at their real locations, with local names (Lisboa, Sevilla, Valencia, Donostia...). Every city starts at minimum size. The eleven big ones (Madrid, Barcelona, Lisboa, Valencia, Sevilla, Porto, Bilbao, Zaragoza, Malaga, Toulouse, Algiers) demand all nine cargo types; regional cities demand fewer. - Residential districts in 102 seafood cities demand fish: all of Portugal, Galicia, the Basque Country and the Mediterranean coast. 73 fishing grounds ring the Atlantic, Mediterranean and North African shores. - 660 industries placed by real economic geography: the Asturias, Bierzo and Puertollano coalfields; iron at Bilbao, Ojos Negros, Alquife, Riotinto and the Rif; steel mills at Bilbao, Gijon, Sagunto and Seixal; refineries at the real ports (Bilbao, Tarragona, Cartagena, Huelva, Sines, Arzew); car plants at their real sites (SEAT, Ford, Opel, Renault, PSA, VW, Mercedes, AutoEuropa, Renault Tangier); Castellon tiles, Catalan, Bejar and Covilha textiles, Marinha Grande glass, Albacete and Toledo tools. - Some 50 wine regions (Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Jerez, the Porto Douro, Penedes, Priorat, La Mancha, Alentejo, Cahors, Languedoc...) each have a farm standing in for the vineyard next to a brewery. - Iberia imports its coal and oil. The platforms off the refinery ports stand in for the import terminals. Tips - Heavy industry sits on the northern coast (Basque Country, Asturias) and in the Mediterranean ports; food and wine are on the inland plateau. The long hauls cross the Meseta. - Bricks, fuel and stone are deliberately in shorter supply than demand. You do not have to grow every city; choosing which ones to grow is the point of this map. - The Pyrenees and the Cantabrian Mountains are walls for railways. Look for the passes the real lines use: Irun, Portbou, Somport.