Spanish autonomous communities
Find Spain’s 17 autonomous communities, including the Balearic and Canary Islands. Study the map, then try the quiz.
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Spain’s 17 autonomous communities.
How this set is defined
This set follows the named administrative units in the cited official source. The included-place list defines the answers.
Not included
- Autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla
- Provinces as separate answers
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Follow the northern coastal communities, then the interior and Mediterranean coast. The Balearic and Canary Islands are both included.
Find the Balearic and Canary Islands as well as the mainland communities. Both island groups are included.
Places and answers
Choose a place from this set. Typed answers accept its listed English name and alternatives; historical names and unlisted abbreviations are not accepted automatically.
| Place | Accepted names | Place notes |
|---|---|---|
| Andalusia | Andalusia; Andalucía | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| Aragon | Aragon; Aragón | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| Asturias | Asturias; Principality of Asturias | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| Balearic Islands | Balearic Islands; Illes Balears; Islas Baleares | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| Basque Country | Basque Country; País Vasco; Euskadi | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| Canary Islands | Canary Islands; Canarias | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| Cantabria | Cantabria | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| Castile and León | Castile and León; Castilla y León | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| Castile-La Mancha | Castile-La Mancha; Castilla-La Mancha | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| Catalonia | Catalonia; Cataluña; Catalunya | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| Community of Madrid | Community of Madrid; Madrid | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| Extremadura | Extremadura | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| Galicia | Galicia | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| La Rioja | La Rioja | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| Navarre | Navarre; Navarra; Nafarroa | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| Region of Murcia | Region of Murcia; Murcia | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| Valencian Community | Valencian Community; Comunitat Valenciana; Comunidad Valenciana | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
Sources and map notes
equirectangular; regional standard parallel; US inset transforms when stated. Generalized Natural Earth geography; public domain. Coordinate projection is an equirectangular study view with standard-parallel scaling. Boundaries are not a political-status claim.
Last scope review: 2026-10-21
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