`Spain is divided in 17 parts called autonomous communities.`
Spain is divided in 17 parts called autonomous communities.
`"Autonomous" means that each of these autonomous communities has its own Executive Power, its own Legislative Power and its own Judicial Power.`
"Autonomous" means that each of these autonomous communities has its own Executive Power, its own Legislative Power and its own Judicial Power.
`These are similar, but NOT the same, to states in the United States of America, for example. Spain has fifty smaller parts called provinces.`
These are similar, but NOT the same, to states in the United States of America, for example. Spain has fifty smaller parts called provinces.\`\[\`In\`\](http://provinces.In) \`1978 these parts came together, making the autonomous communities.\`\`Before then, some of these provinces were together but were broken.\`\`The groups that were together once before are called "historic communities": Galicia, País Vasco and Cataluña.\`\`These communities have 2 official languages: Spanish and their own language (gallego or eusquera or catalán).\`\`Spain also has two cities on the north coast of Africa: Ceuta and Melilla. They are called "autonomous cities".\`
[`In`](http://provinces.In)`1978 these parts came together, making the autonomous communities.`
`Before then, some of these provinces were together but were broken.`
`The groups that were together once before are called "historic communities": Galicia, País Vasco and Cataluña.`
`These communities have 2 official languages: Spanish and their own language (gallego or eusquera or catalán).`
`Spain also has two cities on the north coast of Africa: Ceuta and Melilla. They are called "autonomous cities".`
