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Spain is a diverse country integrated by contrasting entities with varying economic and social structures, languages, and historical, political and cultural traditions. [1] [2] The Spanish constitution responds ambiguously to the claims of historic nationalities (such as the right of self-government) while proclaiming a common and indivisible homeland of all Spaniards.
Nationalities of Spain can refer to: Nationalities and regions of Spain, for constitutional designation of certain subnational political entities; National and regional identity in Spain, for political movements and ideologies; Spanish nationality law; Spaniards or Spanish people, a national term for people from any part of Spain
Present-day Spain was formed in the wake of the expansion of the Christian states in northern Spain, a process known as the Reconquista. The Reconquista, ending with the Fall of Granada in 1492, was followed by a contested process of religious and linguistic unification and political centralisation, which began under the Catholic Monarchs and ...
Spaniards, [a] or Spanish people, are a people native to Spain.Within Spain, there are a number of national and regional ethnic identities that reflect the country's complex history, including a number of different languages, both indigenous and local linguistic descendants of the Roman-imposed Latin language, of which Spanish is the largest and the only one that is official throughout the ...
Spain, [f] officially the Kingdom of Spain, [a] [g] is a country in Southwestern Europe with territories in North Africa. [h] Featuring the southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state.
Catalonia [d] is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy. [e] [11] Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situated on the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, to the south of the Pyrenees mountain range.
Galicia (/ ɡ ə ˈ l ɪ ʃ (i) ə / gə-LISH-(ee-)ə; [4] Galician: Galicia [ɡaˈliθjɐ] ⓘ (officially) or Galiza [ɡaˈliθɐ] ⓘ; [a] [b] Spanish: Galicia [ɡaˈliθja]) is an autonomous community of Spain and historic nationality under Spanish law. [5] Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces of A Coruña ...
Andalusia (UK: / ˌ æ n d ə ˈ l uː s i ə,-z i ə / AN-də-LOO-see-ə, -zee-ə, US: /-ʒ (i) ə,-ʃ (i) ə /-zh(ee-)ə, -sh(ee-)ə; [6] [7] [8] Spanish: Andalucía [andaluˈθi.a] ⓘ, locally also) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe.