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España, LA PIEL DEL TORO
On the Iberian Peninsula, Spain is a union of regions shaped by its history, varied climates, and geography. The people value their unique heritage, each with distinct languages, traditions, food, architecture. Each province is passionate about preserving its individuality, so “Spanish” is a general term referring to many cultures within the country.
Regions and Provinces of Spain

Central Spain
♦ Comunidad de Madrid
Capital province with Madrid (city)
♦ Castilla-La Mancha
León + Zamora + Salamanca + Ávila + Segovia + Valladolid + Palencia + Burgos + Soria
♦ Extremadura
Cáceres + Badajoz
♦ Castilla y León
Guadalajara + Cuenca + Toledo + Albacete + Ciudad Real
Southern Spain
♦ Andalusía
Almería + Granada + Jaén + Cordoba + Málaga + Sevilla + Huelva + Cádiz + GIBRALTAR (independent)
Islands
♦ Balearic Islands (Mediterranean)
Ibiza + Formentera + Mallorca + Menorca
♦ Canary Islands (African Atlantic)
La Palma + El Hierro + La Gomera + Tenerife + Gran Canaria + Fuerteventura + Lanzarote
Eastern Spain
♦ Catalunya
Girona + Barcelona + Tarragona + Lleida + ANDORRA (independent)
♦ Aragón
Huesca + Zaragoza + Teruel
♦ Comunidad Valenciana
Castellón + València + Alicante
♦ Murcia
Northern Spain
♦ País Vasco (Basque Country)
Vizcaya + Gipuzkoa + Álava
♦ La Rioja
♦ Navarra
♦ Galicia
Ourense + Pontevedra + A Coruña + Lugo
♦ Asturias
♦ Cantabria
African Cities
♦ Ceuta & Melilla
Autonomous cities each bordered by Morocco on the Mediterranean Sea
Basics
Know Before You Go
Spanish
official language
Euro €
currency
17
official regions
Madrid
capital
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