1. Science. 4th level of Primary Education
CEIP. ‘GERARDO MARTÍNEZ. SOCUÉLLAMOS 1
Remember We are part of …
- The European Union
• The European Union is an economic and political
association of democratic European countries.
• It was formed in 1957 with just 6 members. Spain
joined the Union in 1986.
• Actually there are 27 countries.
• The capital city is Brussels.
• The Day of Europe is the 9th
of May.
- Spain
• Spain is a democratic
European state with a
parliament.
• Spain has a Constitution,
passed in 1978 (6th of
Dececember), which
contain the rights and
obligations of all Spaniards.
• Spain is organised into municipalities (more than 8.000), provinces (50) and
autonomous communities (17). There are also 2 autonomous cities: Ceuta and
Melilla.
• Actually , we are more than 46 million inhabitants.
• The official language is Spanish.
• The capital city is Madrid
• The National Day of Spain is the 12th
of October

2. Science. 4th level of Primary Education
CEIP. ‘GERARDO MARTÍNEZ. SOCUÉLLAMOS 2
- The Autonomous Community
• There are 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities.
• Each autonomous community has its own parliament and government.
• Some autonomous communities have other official language, different than
Spanish:
- Catalonia: Catalan
- Basque Country and Navarre: Euskera
- Galicia: Galician
- Valencian Community: Valencian
• We are in Castile-La Mancha.
• Castile-La Mancha is made up of five
provinces: Guadalajara, Toledo, Ciudad Real,
Cuenca y Albacete.
• The capital city is Toledo.
• The Regional Day of Castile-La Mancha is the 31st of May.