NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Autonomous cities of Spain

In addition to its autonomous communities, Spain has five plazas de soberanía (places of sovereignty) near Morocco administrated directly by Madrid's Government. They are part of the European Union as part of Spain. Their currency is the euro. Spains fifty provinces (provincias) are grouped into seventeen autonomous communities (comunidades autónomas), in addition to two African autonomous cities (ciudades autónomas) (Ceuta and Melilla). ... The euro (â‚¬; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. ...

Ceuta and Melilla are now autonomous cities (a kind of autonomous community), and have more powers than plain cities (they can produce regulations to execute acts, with higher regulation competencies than normal city councils) but fewer than autonomous communities (as they do not have autonomous legislative powers). Islas Chafarinas is a group of three small islands located in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Morocco, 48 km (30 mi) to the east of Melilla and 3. ... 19th-century Spanish map showing the PeÃ±Ã³n de Alhucemas PeÃ±Ã³n de Alhucemas, or Lavender Rock, is one of the Spanish territories in North Africa off the Moroccan coast, along with the coastal enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, the island of PeÃ±Ã³n de VÃ©lez de la Gomera... 19th-century Spanish map showing the PeÃ±Ã³n de VÃ©lez de la Gomera PeÃ±Ã³n de VÃ©lez de la Gomera is one of the Spanish territories on North Africa off the Moroccan coast (Plazas de soberanÃa), along with the coastal enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, the island... Isla de AlborÃ¡n is an island on the AlborÃ¡n Sea, located about 1/3 of the way from Morocco to Spain. ... Isla Perejil (Parsley Island, Arabic: Leila (night)) is a small, rocky island in the Mediterranean Sea, 200m off the coast of Morocco, 5km from Ceuta. ... Ceuta is a Spanish exclave in North Africa, located on the northernmost tip of Maghreb, on the Mediterranean coast near the Straits of Gibraltar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 19th century Spanish map showing the Plazas de soberanía off the north coast of Africa. ... 19th century Spanish map showing the Plazas de soberanía off the north coast of Africa. ...

When Spain recognized the independence of Morocco in 1956, it did not withdraw its claims to any of the islands and islets off Morocco's northern coast that Spain has held since the 16th century, long before the colonization of Morocco in the 1900s. This left the Chafarinas Islands, Alborán Island and the Rocks of Alhucemas and Vélez de la Gomera under direct Spanish administration. 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Categories: Mediterranean | Spain | Africa | Islands of Spain Spains fifty provinces (provincias) are grouped into seventeen autonomous communities (comunidades autónomas), in addition to two African autonomous cities (ciudades autónomas) (Ceuta and Melilla). ... Source: Sodipodis Clipart Gallery. ... Motto: Dominator Hercules Fundator AndalucÃa por sÃ, para EspaÃ±a y la humanidad (Andalusia for herself, for Spain, and for humanity) Capital Seville Area â€“ Total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 2nd 87 268 kmÂ² 17,2% Population â€“ Total (2003) â€“ % of Spain â€“ Density Ranked 1st 7 478 432 17,9% 85,70... Capital Zaragoza Area â€“ Total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 4th 47 719 kmÂ² 9,4% Population â€“ Total (2003) â€“ % of Spain â€“ Density Ranked 11th 1 217 514 2,9% 25,51/kmÂ² Demonym â€“ English â€“ Spanish Aragonese aragonÃ©s Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982 ISO 3166-2 AR Parliamentary representation â€“ Congress seats â€“ Senate... Capital Oviedo Area â€“ Total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 10th 10 604 kmÂ² 2,1% Population â€“ Total (2003) â€“ % of Spain â€“ Density Ranked 12th 1 056 789 2,5% 99,65/kmÂ² Demonym â€“ English â€“ Spanish Asturian asturiano/a, astur Statute of Autonomy January 11, 1982 Parliamentary representation â€“ Congress seats â€“ Senate seats 8 2... Capital Palma de Mallorca Official languages Catalan and Castilian Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 17th 4 992 km² 1,0% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 14th 916 968 2,2% 183,69/km² Demonym – English – Catalan – Spanish Balearic balear balear Statute of Autonomy March 1, 1983 ISO 3166... Capital Vitoria-Gasteiz Official languages Basque and Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 14th 7 234 km² 1,4% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 7th 2 108 281 5,0% 291,44/km² Demonym – English – Basque – Spanish Basque euskal herritar, euskaldun vasco/a, vascongado/a Statute of Autonomy... Capitals Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Santa Cruz de Tenerife Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 13th 7 447 km² 1,5% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 8th 1 843 755 4,4% 247,58/km² Demonym – English – Spanish Canary Islander canario/a Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982... Capital Santander Area â€“ Total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 15th 5 321 kmÂ² 1. ... Capital Toledo Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 3rd 79 463 km² 15,7% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 9th 1 782 038 4,3% 22,43/km² Demonym – English – Spanish Castilian-Manchego castellano-manchego Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982 ISO 3166-2 CM Parliamentary representation – Congress seats... Capital Valladolid Area â€“ Total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 1st 94,223 kmÂ² 18,6% Population â€“ Total (2003) â€“ % of Spain â€“ Density Ranked 6th 2,480,369 5. ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ... Capital MÃ©rida Area â€“ Total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 5th 41 634 kmÂ² 8,2% Population â€“ Total (2003) â€“ % of Spain â€“ Density Ranked 13th 1 073 050 2,6% 25,77/kmÂ² Demonym â€“ English â€“ Spanish â€” extremeÃ±o/a, castÃºo Statute of Autonomy February 26, 1983 ISO 3166-2 EX Parliamentary representation... Motto: Capital Santiago de Compostela Official languages Galician and Castilian Area â€“ Total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 7th 29 574 kmÂ² 5,8% Population â€“ Total (2003) â€“ % of Spain â€“ Density Ranked 5th 2 737 370 6,5% 92,36/kmÂ² Demonym â€“ English â€“ Galician â€“ Spanish â€“ Portuguese Galician galego gallego galego Statute of Autonomy April... Capital Madrid Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 12th 8 028 km² 1,6% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 3rd 5 527 152 13,2% 688,48/km² Demonym – English – Spanish Madrilenian madrileño/a Statute of Autonomy March 1, 1983 ISO 3166-2 M Parliamentary representation – Congress seats – Senate... Capital Murcia Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 9th 11 313 km² 2,2% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 10th 1 226 993 2,9% 108,46/km² Demonym – English – Spanish Murcian murciano/a Statute of Autonomy June 19, 1982 ISO 3166-2 MU Parliamentary representation – Congress seats – Senate... Navarre (Spanish Navarra, Basque Nafarroa) is an autonomous community and province of Spain. ... La Rioja is a province and autonomous community of northern Spain. ... Capital Valencia Official languages Valencian (Catalan) and Spanish (Castilian) Area – total – % of Spain Ranked 8th 23 255 km² 4,6% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 4th 4 326 708 10,3% 186,05/km² Demonym – English – Valencian – Spanish Valencian valencià/valenciana valenciano/valenciana Statute of Autonomy July 10... Ceuta is a Spanish exclave in North Africa, located on the northernmost tip of Maghreb, on the Mediterranean coast near the Straits of Gibraltar. ... Melilla, known in Arabic as Ù…Ù„ÙŠÙ„Ø©, and in Tamazight as Tamlit, is a Spanish autonomous city on the coast of eastern Morocco, in North Africa. ...