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Capital Santander
– % of Spain Ranked 15th
– Total (2003)
– % of Spain
– Density Ranked 14th
103.31/km²
– GDP (2002)
€ 8,911.5 million
c�ntabro/a, cant�brico/a
Statute of Autonomy January 11, 1981
Postal code 39xxx
ISO 3166-2 S
National Anthem Himno de Cantabria
– Congress seats
– Senate seats
– Elected:
– Appointed:
5 Deputies
4 Senators
1 Senator
President Miguel �ngel Revilla Roiz (PRC)
Gobierno de Cantabria (http://www.gobcantabria.es)
Cantabria is an autonomous community of Spain, containing one province (also called Cantabria).
It borders to the east on the Basque Country (province of Vizcaya), to the south on Castile and Le�n (provinces of Le�n, Palencia, and Burgos), to the west on Asturias, and to the north on the "Cantabrian Sea", the local designation for the part of the Bay of Biscay that lies off its coast..
Santander functions as the capital of Cantabria.
See also List of communities in Cantabria.
Cantabria shares the National Park Picos de Europa (in the Picos de Europa mountain range) with Asturias and Le�n.
4 Population
5 Famous Cantabrians
In pre-Roman times the people known as Cantabri inhabited Cantabria. The name has no connection with with Cantabrigensis, a Latinate version of Cambridge. Many different authors have written about the origins of the name Cantabria, including Isidore of Seville, Julio Caro Baroja, Aureliano Fern�ndez Guerra, Joaqu�n Gonzalez Echegaray, and Adolf Schulten. No consensus on the matter exists, but many experts suggest a derivation from the Celtic root cant-, meaning "rock" or "stone", and from the suffix -abr, used frequently in Celtic regions. From this we can deduce that the word "c�ntabro" means "people dwelling in the mountains", referring to the rugged terrain of Cantabria.
Area: 5.321 km2
Freeways/motorways: Autov�a del Cant�brico (A-8), Autov�a de la Meseta (under construction), N-623.
Seaport: Puerto de Raos (Santander)
Airport: Aeropuerto de Parayas (Santander)
Climate: Cantabria has a reputation for a rainy and cool Seattle-like climate.
GDP (2002): € 8,911.5 million.
549,690 people in the 2003 census, representing 1.29% of the population of Spain.
Population density 103.31 people/km2
Life expectancy: 75 years for men, 83 years for women.
Demonyms
C�ntabro/a and cant�brico - we generally use "Cantabrian" for people and things, and "Cantabric" for places.
Monta��s - literally "Mountainese", but English-speakers do not use this term.
Santanderino/a - this refers specifically to residents of Santander, but often applies to other Cantabrians as well: before 1981 the entire Cantabric area formed the Province of Santander.
Famous Cantabrians
Historical Figures:
Corocotta, Pedro, Duke of Cantabria, Alfonso I, Beato de Li�bana, I�igo de Mendoza, Juan de la Cosa, Juan de Escobedo, Juan de Herrera, B�rbara de Blomberg, Juan Francisco de G�emes, Francisco R�vago, Francisco Antonio Cagigal de la Vega, Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla, Pedro Velarde, Angel Herrera Oria.
Art and Literature:
Marcelino Men�ndez Pelayo, Jos� Mar�a de Pereda, Pancho Coss�o, Jos� Mar�a de Coss�o,Gerardo Diego, Rafael de Floranes, Agust�n Riancho, Ata�lfo Argenta, Concha Espina, Jos� Hierro.
Science and Technology:
Augusto Gonz�lez de Linares, Enrique Diego Madrazo y Azcona, Leonardo Torres Quevedo.
Francisco Gento, Carlos Alonso G�mez "Santillana", Jos� Manuel Abascal,Severiano Ballesteros, Iv�n Helguera, Pedro Munitis, Oscar Freire.
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Panoramic view of a meadow in Cantabria.
Autonomous Communities of Spain
Andalusia | Aragon | Asturias | Balearic Islands | Basque Country | Canary Islands | Cantabria | Castile-La Mancha | Castile-Leon | Catalonia | Extremadura | Galicia | La Rioja | Madrid | Murcia | Navarre | Valencia | Ceuta | Melilla | Plaza de soberan�a
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