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The wider Madrid region is the EU region with the highest average life expectancy at birth. The average life expectancy was 82.2 years for males and 87.8 for females in 2016. [114] As the capital city of Spain, the city has attracted many immigrants from around the world, with most of the immigrants coming from Latin American countries. [115]
Spain is a diverse country integrated by contrasting entities with varying economic and social structures, languages, and historical, political and cultural traditions. [1] [2] The Spanish constitution responds ambiguously to the claims of historic nationalities (such as the right of self-government) while proclaiming a common and indivisible homeland of all Spaniards.
National and regional identity in Spain. Both the perceived nationhood of Spain, and the perceived distinctions between different parts of its territory derive from historical, geographical, linguistic, economic, political, ethnic and social factors. Present-day Spain was formed in the wake of the expansion of the Christian states in northern ...
ISO 3166-2:ES is the entry for Spain in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1. Currently for Spain, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for two ...
In Spain, an autonomous community (Spanish: comunidad autónoma) is the first sub-national level of political and administrative division, created in accordance with the Spanish Constitution of 1978, with the aim of guaranteeing limited autonomy of the nationalities and regions that make up Spain. [ 1 ][ 2 ] There are 17 autonomous communities ...
The Community of Madrid (Spanish: Comunidad de Madrid [komuniˈðað ðe maˈðɾið] ⓘ) is one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain. It is located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, and of the Central Plateau (Meseta Central). Its capital and largest municipality is the City of Madrid, which is also the capital of the country.
Bank of Spain building (foreground) and Palacio de Comunicaciones. Contemporary Madrid came into its own after the death of general Francisco Franco.Reaction against the dictatorial bureaucracy centered in Madrid, and a history of centralism that predated Franco by centuries has resulted in the successful modern movement towards increased autonomy for the regions of Spain, considered ...
Name Area (km 2) Population (2017) Mayor Name Party Since Ajalvir: 19.62 4,455 Víctor Malo Localist 2019 Alameda del Valle: 25.01 200 María Elizabeth Crespo Spanish Socialist Workers' Party: 2023 Alcalá de Henares: 87.72 194,310 Judith Piquet People's Party: 2023 Alcobendas: 44.98 114,864 Rocío Sara García People's Party: 2023 Alcorcón ...