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The autonomous communities (Spanish: comunidad autónoma) are the first-level administrative divisions of Spain, created in accordance with the Spanish Constitution of 1978, with the aim of guaranteeing limited autonomy to the nationalities and regions that make up Spain.
The following table shows the difference in average income for each of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain as of 2022. The data was provided by the INE. The wealthiest Spaniards are from the Basque Country, with an average income of €32,313. The poorest Spaniards reside in Extremadura, where average income is €21,922.
The second sphere, that of the regions or autonomous communities, is the second-level subdivision (using the definition of NUTS and OECD) or the first-level subdivision (using the definition of FIPS, CIA World Factbook and ISO 3166-2). There are 17 autonomous communities and two autonomous cities (Melilla and Ceuta) in all these schemes.
Since its transition to democracy in the late 1970s, Spain has been organized in a quasi-federal system called the "State of Autonomies". Each Autonomous Community is required by the Constitution to have its own three-branched system of government with its basic rules codified in a special law called a Statute of Autonomy, a sort-of regional constitution.
Pages in category "Autonomous communities of Spain" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Autonomous community Population as of 1 January 2023 [1] Population as of 1 January 2013 [2] Area (km 2) Coastline (km) ... Spain 48,085,361 46,704,314 505,992 7,850
The territorial administration in Spain in which 17 autonomous communities were created is known as the "State of the Autonomies". The 15 communities which are not part of the chartered regime belong to what is known as a "common regime", in which the central government is in charge of collecting taxes from all communities and then ...
The modern division of Spain into Autonomous Communities embodies an attempt to recognise nationalities and regional identities within Spain as a basis for devolution of power. From the Reconquista onwards, in most parts of the peninsula, territories have identified themselves as distinct from the rest of Spain in one of three ways.