There are 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities*: Andalucía, Aragón, Asturias, Baleares (Balearic Islands), Ceuta* (in Africa), Canarias (Canary Islands), Cantabria, Castilla-La-Mancha, Castilla y León, Cataluña (Catalonia), Comunidad Valenciana (Valencian Community), Extremadura, Galicia, La Rioja, Madrid, Melilla* (in Africa), Murcia, Navarra, País Vasco (Basque Country).
Spain has 17 Autonomous Regions, and 2 Autonomous Cities.
There are several autonomous regions in northeastern Spain. In the Kingdom of Spain, all of the major "states" are called autonomous regions (comunidades autonomas). However, unlike the US (or like Canada) not all of the autonomous regions have equal amounts of autonomy. The most autonomous of the autonomous regions is CATALONIA, followed closely by the BASQUE COUNTRY. Both of these are in northeast Spain.
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Spain has 17 autonomous communities and has 2 autonomous cities (Ceuta and Melilla).
Spain is divided into both provinces and regions. See the related links for listings.
13 communities in Spain
As of June 2014, there are five autonomous regions in China. They are Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Tibet Autonomous Region, Ningxia Hui and Guangxi Zhuang.
Two, Azores and Madeira.
Aragon , valencian cities, and Canary islands
Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities and two autonomous cities, Ceuta and Melilla. Each autonomous community has its own government and varying degrees of legislative power. Additionally, Spain is further subdivided into provinces, totaling 50.
China is divided in to 4 municipalities, 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions and 2 special administrative regions. The autonomous regions areGaunxi ZhuangInnerNingxia HuiXinjiang UyghurTibet
Galician is spoken in Spain only, mostly in the autonomous community of Galicia.