Spanish+Regions7

= __Administrative regions __ =

space  There are seventeen regions in Spain that control different parts of the country.These regions include: Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, Basque Country, La Rioja, Aragon, Catalonia, Castille-Leon, Madrid, Extremadura, Murcia, Castille La Mancha, Valencian Community, Andalusia, Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, and Nowarra. These regions have their own parliaments and governments. but within the regions the power differs. The Basque County, Catalonia, Galicia, and Andalusia have more freedom from the outside because of past agreements with the central state. __﻿ __

__Here's some more information about the regions in Spain! __



__ANDALUSIA: __
 * in the south of Spain
 * second largest region in Spain with 7.5 million people
 * has 8 provences; Sevillla, Grenada, Córdoba, Cádiz, Málaga, Huevla, Jaén, Almería

__ARAGON: __
 * in the northeast of Spain
 * has 3 provences; Huesca, Zaragoza, Teruel
 * bigger than Denmark, Holland, and Switzerland

__ASTURIAS: __
 * hundreds of beaches
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">summers warm, winters mildly cold
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">in the north coast of spain

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">BALEARIC ISLANDS: __
 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿ __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">cluster of islands in the Mediterranean Sea
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">population of .9 million people
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">biggest island is Mallorca

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">BASQUE COUNTY: __
 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿ __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">has 3 provences; Alava, Guipuzcoa, and Vizcaya
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">has a mild climate and rarely having extreme weather
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">people in Basque call themselves Euskaldunak, meaning "Basque speaking"

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">CANARY ISLANDS: __
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">group of islands located northwest of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">population is 1.8 million people
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">has 7 large islands and 7 small islands

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">CANTABRIA: __
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">located on north coast of Spain
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">has population of about 550,000 people
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">usually rainy and cool

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">CASTILE LA MANCHA: __
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3rd largest region in Spain
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">has population of 1.8 million people
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">has 5 provences; Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara, and Toledo

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">CASTILE-LEON: __
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">located south of Cantabria
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">largest region in Spain
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">has nine provences; Avila, Burgos, Leon, Palencia, Salamenca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid, and Zamora

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">CATALONIA: __
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">located in the north east of Spain
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">has a population of 6.5 million people
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">has four provences; Girona, Lleida, Barcelona, and Tarragona

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">EXTREMADURA: __
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿located in the east of Spain
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">has 2 provences; Caceres and Badajoz
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">is the 5th largest region in Spain and is bigger than Holland, Belgium, and Denmark

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">GALICIA: __
 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿ __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">located in the northwest of Spain
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">has a population of 3 million people
 * has 4 provences; La Coruna, Lugo, Ourense, and Pontevedra

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">LA RIOJA: __
 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿ __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">located in the northern part of Spain
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">upper half of La Rioja has a mild climate and abdundant rainfall
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">the lower half has a hot and dry climate

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">MADRID: __
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">located in the center of Spain
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">has one provence called Madrid
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">has a population of about 6 million people

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">MURCIA: __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿located in the south east of Spain
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">has a population of 1.2 million people
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">has one provence which is also called Murcia

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">NAVARRE: __
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">located in the northern part of Spain
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">has a population of about 570,000 peopl<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">e
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">climate isn't very cold in the winter and not very hot in the summer

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">VALENCIA: __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">located in the east of Spain
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">has a population of about 4.5 million people and is the fourth largest region
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">has three provences; Alicante, Castellon, and Valencia