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Plazas de soberanía ("places of sovereignty") is the term that has been historically given to the Spanish possessions in North Africa (as opposed to what was previously part of the Spanish protectorate over the north of Morocco). Northern Africa (UN subregion) geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent. ...
There are five plazas de soberanía, comprising two plazas mayores ("large places"):
 19th-century Spanish map showing the "plazas menores". and three plazas menores ("small places"): Area – Total 28 km² Population – Total (2005) – Density 75,276 2688. ...
Area – Total 20 km² (8 mi²) Population – Total (2005) – Density 65,488 3274. ...
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. ...
Apart from those, Isla Perejil, a small uninhabited islet close to Ceuta that was the subject of a confrontation with Morocco in 2002, has been lately defined as an extra Plaza de soberanía. However, it is not a Plaza de soberanía in itself, but rather no-man's land. 19th-century Spanish map showing the Chafarinas 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 Peñón de Alhucemas Peñón 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 Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera...
19th-century Spanish map showing the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera Peñón de Vélez 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...
Mercator projection: public domain Online Map Creation The Isla Perejil (Parsley Island in Spanish; Arabic: Leila, night , local, i. ...
Area – Total 28 km² Population – Total (2005) – Density 75,276 2688. ...
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The "large places", Ceuta and Melilla, are now autonomous cities (a kind of autonomous community), and have more powers than regular city councils (they can produce regulations to execute acts, with higher regulation competencies than regular city councils) but fewer than autonomous communities (as they do not have autonomous legislative powers). Therefore, the term "plaza de soberanía" is nowadays hardly used when talking about both cities. Autonomous communities of Spain. ...
The "small places" are small islets near the coast of Morocco, and have no civilian population. They are administered directly by the Spanish Government.
They are part of the European Union as part of Spain. Their currency is the euro. They have a combined population of 145,336. This is roughly divided half and half between Ceuta and Melilla, although Ceuta is marginally the more populous. ISO 4217 Code EUR User(s) European Union; eurozone: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain; outside eurozone: Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, Montenegro, Kosovo, French Guiana, Réunion, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte. ...
Area – Total 28 km² Population – Total (2005) – Density 75,276 2688. ...
Area – Total 20 km² (8 mi²) Population – Total (2005) – Density 65,488 3274. ...
When Spain relinquished the protectorate over the North of Morocco and recognized its independence in 1956, it did not give over the "plazas de soberanía" since Spain has held them since the 15th and 16th centuries and were part of Spain, not a part of the protectorate. Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
All of these places are part of the Greater Morocco claimed by nationalist movements in Morocco. In the early 1940s, the Moroccan nationalist party - Istiqlal - used the concept of Greater Morocco as a propaganda tool to rally support of Moroccan citizens against French colonial rule. ...
External links
- Map of Spain's possessions in Northern Africa
See also Autonomous communities
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List of wars and disputes relating to the colonial presence of Spain in Morocco War of 1859 First Rif War or Rif War (1893) Second Rif War Third Rif War or Rif War (1920) Ifni War Recuperar SoberanÃa the dispute for the island Isla Perejil Scramble for Africa Berlin...
Spanish Sahara was the name used for the modern territory of Western Sahara when it was ruled by Spain, created from the Spanish territories of Rio de Oro and La Aguera in 1924. ...
Motto: AndalucÃa por sÃ, para España y la humanidad (Andalusia by herself, for Spain, and for humankind) Capital Seville Official language(s) Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 2nd 87,268 km² 17. ...
Capital Zaragoza Official language(s) Spanish; Aragonese and Catalan also used Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 4th 47,719 km² 9. ...
Anthem: Asturias, patria querida Capital Oviedo Official language(s) Spanish; Asturian have special status Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 10th 10,604 km² 2. ...
Capital Palma Official language(s) Spanish and Catalan Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 17th 4,992 km² 1. ...
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Anthem: Himno de Cantabria Capital Santander Official language(s) Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 15th 5,321 km² 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 no official capital of the community is defined; Valladolid however is the seat of the Regional Executive, and the Regional Parliament. ...
Anthem: Els Segadors Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Spanish, Catalan, and Aranese Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 6th 32,114 km² 6. ...
Capital Mérida Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 5th 41 634 km² 8,2% Population – Total (2005) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 12th 1 083 879 2,5% 26,03/km² Demonym – English – Spanish — extremeño/a, castúo Statute of Autonomy February 26, 1983 ISO 3166-2 EX Parliamentary representation...
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Capital Madrid Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 12th 7 995 km² 1,6% Population – Total (2005) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 3rd 5 964 143 13,5% 745,98/km² Demonym – English – Spanish Madrilenian madrileño/a Statute of Autonomy March 1, 1983 ISO 3166-2 M Parliamentary representation – Congress seats...
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 9, 1982 ISO 3166-2 MU Parliamentary representation – Congress seats – Senate...
Capital Pamplona (Basque: Iruña) Official language(s) Spanish; Basque co-official in the north of community. ...
Capital Logroño Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 16th 5 045 km² 1,0% Population – Total (2005) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 17th 301 084 0,7% 59,68/km² Demonym – English – Spanish — riojano/a Statute of Autonomy June 9, 1982 Parliament – Congress seats – Senate seats 4 1 President Pedro Sanz...
Capital Valencia Official language(s) Castilian and Valencian Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 8th 23,255 km² 4. ...
Autonomous cities | Plazas de soberanía
Ceuta · Melilla | Islas Chafarinas · Peñón de Alhucemas · Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera Area – Total 28 km² Population – Total (2005) – Density 75,276 2688. ...
Area – Total 20 km² (8 mi²) Population – Total (2005) – Density 65,488 3274. ...
19th-century Spanish map showing the Chafarinas 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 Peñón de Alhucemas Peñón 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 Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera...
19th-century Spanish map showing the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera Peñón de Vélez 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...
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This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ...
Motto: Justice – Paix – Travail (French) Justice – Peace – Work Anthem: Debout Congolais Capital (and largest city) Kinshasa French (official), Kikongo, Lingala, Swahili and Tshiluba (national) Government Semi-Presidential Republic - President Joseph Kabila - Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga Independence - from Belgium June 30, 1960 Area - Total 2,344,858 km² (12th) 905,351...
Motto: Unité, Travail, Progrès (French: Unity, Work, Progress) Anthem: La Congolaise Capital Brazzaville Largest city Brazzaville Official language(s) French Government Republic President Prime Minister Denis Sassou-Nguesso Isidore Mvouba Independence - Date From France 15 August 1960 Area - Total 342,000 km² (62nd) 132047 sq mi - Water (%) 3. ...
Motto: n/a Anthem: Independência total Capital (and largest city) São Tomé Portuguese Government Republic - President Fradique de Menezes - Prime Minister Tomé Vera Cruz Independence from Portugal - Date 12 July 1975 Area - Total 964 km² (183rd) 372 sq mi - Water (%) 0 Population - 2005 estimate 157,000 (188th) - Density...
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French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France) · Mayotte (France) · St. Helena4 (UK) | Somaliland · SADR A dependent territory, dependent area or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a State. ...
Several geo-political entities in the world have no general international recognition, but they want to be recognized as sovereign states. ...
The French Southern Territories (long name: Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, French: Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises or TAAF) are antarctic, volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean, south of Africa and about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia. ...
Motto: Loyal and Unshakeable Anthem: God Save the Queen My Saint Helena Island (unofficial) Capital Jamestown Status British Overseas Territory Official language(s) English Governor Michael Clancy Area 410 km² Population •2003 estimate •Density 7,367 18/km² Currency Saint Helenian pound (SHP) at parity with the UK Pound Sterling...
Capital Hargeisa Somali, Arabic and English Government Republic Independence From Somalia and United Kingdom - Declared May 18, 1991 . ...
The Saharawi (or Sahrawi) Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) is the long-form English translation of the government of Western Sahara (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية الصØراوية الدمقرطية, Spanish: República Arabe Saharaui Democrática). ...
1 Partly in Asia. 2 Mostly in Europe. 3 Mostly in Asia. 4 Includes the dependencies of Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha. A bicontinental country is a country whose contiguous continental territory (or in case an island state - its different islands) lie in two different continents. ...
A bicontinental country is a country whose contiguous continental territory (or in case an island state - its different islands) lie in two different continents. ...
A bicontinental country is a country whose contiguous continental territory (or in case an island state - its different islands) lie in two different continents. ...
Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Georgetown Largest city Georgetown English Government Dependency of St. ...
Motto: Our faith is our strength Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Edinburgh of the Seven Seas Status Dependency of Saint Helena Official language(s) English Governor Michael Clancy Administrator Mike Hentley Area 201 km² Population ~280 Currency Saint Helenian pound (SHP) at parity with the UK Pound Sterling (GBP...
| Territories under European sovereignty but closer to or on continents other than Europe (see inclusion criteria for further information) | | Denmark | Greenland | | France | Clipperton Island · French Guiana · French Polynesia · French Southern and Antarctic Lands1 · Guadeloupe (Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy) · Martinique · Mayotte · New Caledonia · Réunion · Saint-Pierre and Miquelon · Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean · Wallis and Futuna Types of political territories include: A legally administered territory, which is a non-sovereign geographic area that has come under the authority of another government. ...
World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ...
Sovereignty is the exclusive right to exercise supreme political (e. ...
The French Southern Territories (long name: Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, French: Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises or TAAF) are antarctic, volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean, south of Africa and about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia. ...
NASA NLT Landsat 7 (visible color) satellite image of Saint Martin. ...
For other uses, see Saint-Barthélemy (disambiguation). ...
Motto: A Mare Labor(Latin) From the Sea, Work[citation needed] Anthem: La Marseillaise Capital (and largest city) Saint-Pierre French Government - President of the General Council Stéphane Artano - Préfet (Prefect) Yves Fauqueur Collectivité doutre-mera of France - ceded by the UKe 30 May 1814 - Territoire d...
Location of the Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean: • 1 : Bassas da India • 2 : Europa Island • 3 : Glorioso Islands • 4 : Juan de Nova Island • 5 : Tromelin Island (KM : Comoros, MG : Madagascar, MU : Mauritius, MZ : Mozambique, RE : Réunion, YT : Mayotte) The Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean (French: Îles Éparses...
| | Netherlands | Aruba · Netherlands Antilles (Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius) | | Norway | Bouvet Island · Peter I Island1 · Queen Maud Land1 | | Spain | Ceuta · Melilla | | United Kingdom | Anguilla · Ascension Island · Bermuda · British Virgin Islands · Cayman Islands · Falkland Islands · Montserrat · Saint Helena · Tristan da Cunha · Turks and Caicos Islands · British Antarctic Territory1 · British Indian Ocean Territory · Pitcairn Islands · South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands The Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden) is a federacy established in 1954, currently consisting of three constituent parts: the Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland), Netherlands Antilles (Dutch: Nederlandse Antillen) and Aruba. ...
Anthem: Tera di Solo y suave biento Capital Kralendijk Largest city Kralendijk Official language(s) Dutch Government See Politics of the Netherlands Antilles - Bonaire Administrator - Governor of N.A. Frits Goedgedrag Constitutional monarchy part of the Netherlands Antilles Area - Total 288 km² 111 sq mi Population - 2001 census 10,791...
Anthem: Himno di Kòrsou Capital Willemstad Area - Total - % water (Not ranked) 450 km² Negligible Population - Total - Density 173,400 (2006) 391/km² For other uses, see Curaçao (disambiguation). ...
Motto: Remis Velisque. ...
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Map showing location of Sint Eustatius relative to Saba and Sint Maarten/Saint Martin. ...
Fabian von Bellingshausen discovered Peter I Island (in Norwegian ) off West Antarctica on January 21, 1821. ...
Queen Maud Land (Norwegian: Dronning Maud Land) is the part of Antarctica lying between the terminus of Stancomb-Wills Glacier, at 20°W, and Shinnan Glacier, at 44° 38E. It has a land area of approximately 2,500,000 km², mostly covered by the Antarctic ice sheet. ...
Area – Total 28 km² Population – Total (2005) – Density 75,276 2688. ...
Area – Total 20 km² (8 mi²) Population – Total (2005) – Density 65,488 3274. ...
Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Georgetown Largest city Georgetown English Government Dependency of St. ...
Motto: Our faith is our strength Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Edinburgh of the Seven Seas Status Dependency of Saint Helena Official language(s) English Governor Michael Clancy Administrator Mike Hentley Area 201 km² Population ~280 Currency Saint Helenian pound (SHP) at parity with the UK Pound Sterling (GBP...
The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of two groups of tropical islands in the Caribbean. ...
Flag of the British Antarctic Territory The British Antarctic Territory is the British claim to land and islands in Antarctica, and is the oldest territorial claim on the continent. ...
Motto: In tutela nostra Limuria (Limuria is in our charge) Anthem: God Save the Queen, Capital None Status Overseas territory of the United Kingdom Official language(s) English Commissioner Tony Crombie Administrator Tony Humphries Area - Total - % water Ranked 78 (United Kingdom) 60 km² 0 Population - Total - Density 3,500 58. ...
Motto: Leo Terram Propriam Protegat (Latin: Let the Lion protect his own land or May the Lion protect his own land) Official language English Capital Grytviken Commissioner Alan Huckle Area - Total - % water not ranked 3,903 km² - Population - Total (2006 E) - Density not ranked ~20 n/a; Currency GBP Time...
| 1 Sovereignity over territories in Antarctica currently suspended under the Antarctic Treaty System. The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate the international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earths only uninhabited continent. ...
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