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Madrid (/ m ə ˈ d r ɪ d / ⓘ mə-DRID; Spanish: [maˈðɾið] ⓘ) [n. 1] is the capital and most populous municipality of Spain, with about 3.4 million inhabitants. [10] It is also the capital of the surrounding Community of Madrid, [11] and the core of an urban area of around 7 million people, [2] [12] [13] the second largest in the European Union (EU).
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold : internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN)
A province in Spain [note 1] is a territorial division defined as a collection of municipalities. [1] [2] [3] The current provinces of Spain correspond by and large to the provinces created under the purview of the 1833 territorial re-organization of Spain, with a similar predecessor from 1822 (during the Trienio Liberal) and an earlier precedent in the 1810 Napoleonic division of Spain into ...
Cusco is declared the "historical capital" (Spanish: capital histórica), by Article 49 of the Peruvian Constitution, a merely symbolic statement. Arequipa is deemed the "legal capital" as it is the seat of the Constitutional Court. Lisbon Portugal: Europe: Ljubljana Slovenia: Lobamba (royal and legislative) Eswatini: Africa: Mbabane ...
Spain's capital and largest city is Madrid, and other major urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza, Málaga, Murcia and Palma de Mallorca. In early antiquity, the Iberian Peninsula was inhabited by Celts, Iberians, and other pre-Roman peoples. With the Roman conquest of the Iberian peninsula, the province of Hispania was ...
List of countries whose capital is not their largest city; List of capitals outside the territories they serve; List of national capitals by latitude; List of countries and dependencies by population; List of towns and cities with 100,000 or more inhabitants; List of population concern organizations; List of national capitals; List of national ...
Manila is the current capital. Cebu: Spanish East Indies: Philippines: 1562 c. 1578 First Spanish settlement in the country. Moved to Manila (Formerly Maynilad) after capture. Manila: Spanish East Indies: Philippines: c. 1578 1762 Captured by the British during the Seven Years' War, returned to Spain after the Treaty of Paris. Bacolor: Spanish ...
Municipalities of Spain. 2004 Madrid, capital of Spain Barcelona Valencia Seville Zaragoza Málaga Murcia Palma Las Palmas Bilbao Alicante Córdoba Valladolid Vigo Gijón L'Hospitalet de Llobregat A Coruña Vitoria-Gasteiz Granada Elche Santa Cruz de Tenerife Oviedo Badalona Terrassa. This article includes several ranked indicators for Spain's ...