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Autonomous communities of Spain

In Spain, an autonomous community 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... Wikipedia
Category: Autonomous administrative division
Created: 1979–1983
Government: Autonomous government
Number: 17 autonomous communities; 2 autonomous cities
Populations: Autonomous communities: 319,914 (La Rioja) – 8,464,411 (Andalusia); Autonomous cities: 84,202 (Ceuta) – 87,076 (Melilla)
Subdivisions: Province; Municipality