Castile-Leon

Comunidad Autónoma de
Castilla y León

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Capital	Valladolid
Area  - total  - % of Spain	Ranked 1st 94 223 km² 18,6%
Population  - Total (2003)  - % of Spain  - Density	Ranked 6th 2 480 369 5,9% 26,32/km²
Demonym  - English  - Spanish	Castillian, Leonese castellano/a, leonés/leonesa
Statute of Autonomy	March 2, 1983
ISO 3166-2	CL
Parliamentary representation  Congress seats  Senate seats	33 3
President	Juan Vicente Herrera Campo (PP)
Junta de Castilla y León

Castile-Leon (Spanish Castilla y León) is an autonomous community of Spain, the country's largest -- in fact, it is the largest subnational political division in the European Union.

Castile-Leon is bordered to the north by Asturias and Cantabria, on the east by the Basque Country and La Rioja, to the southeast by the autonomous community of Madrid and Castile-La Mancha, to the south by Extremadura, and to the west by Portugal and Galicia.

Castile-Leon is composed of the provinces of Ávila, Burgos, León, Palencia, Salamanca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid, and Zamora.

The capital of Castile-Leon is Valladolid, and its best-known cities are Burgos, Salamanca, León, and Segovia.

External link

• Junta de Castilla y León

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