Spain Unitary state
Spain is a regionalised unitary state in southern Europe. It has a population of 46,529,000 (2017).
Spain has 3 levels of local authorities, made up of local councils (municipios), county councils (diputaciones), Canary Islands county councils (cabildos), Balearic Islands county councils (consejos insulares), autonomous cities (ciudades autónomas) and autonomous communities (comunidades autónomas).
Markers
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STATE STRUCTURE:
Unitary |
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CURRENCY
Euro (EUR) |
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VOTE
Non-compulsory |
54 |
SEATS AT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT |
Ratification of the European Charter
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8195 |
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (IN 2016) |
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CAPITAL CITY:
Madrid |
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POPULATION :
46 529 000 |
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GEOGRAPHICAL SIZE:
505 970 km2 |
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MEMBER STATE
EU since 1986Council of Europe since 1977 |
21 |
SEATS AT THE COMMITTEE OF REGIONS |
3 |
LEVELS OF SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS |
Evolution
NUMBER OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES*
* Dates of CEMR publications