2. • We form part of…
The European Union
The European Union is an economic and political
association of 27 countries and Spain is a
member.
Spain
Spain is a democratic state divided into
municipalities, provinces and autonomous
communities.
3. The autonomous community
There are 17 autonomous communities and 2
autonomous cities in Spain. Each autonomous
community divides into one or more provinces.
Provinces and municipalities
A province is a territory with certain common
geographical, historical and cultural
characteristics. Spain has 50 provinces, each
province is formed of several municipalities.
4. • Spain and its autonomous communities and cities
5. • Governments
National government
Spain is a parliamentary and constitutional
monarchy. There is a separation of the three
powers: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
Each autonomous community has a Parliament
or Assembly, a Government and a Court of
Justice.
6. Lesson vocabulary
Country: pais
Member: miembro
State: estado
Municipality: municipio
Autonomous: autonómico
City: ciudad
Province: provincia
Certain: cierto
Common: común
Several: varios
Monarchy: monarquía
Power: poder
