Cantabria

Cantabria is an autonomous community of Spain, containing one province (also called Cantabria).

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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..

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Santander functions as the capital of Cantabria.

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See also List of communities in Cantabria.

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Cantabria shares the National Park Picos de Europa (in the Picos de Europa mountain range) with Asturias and Le?n.

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Spain: The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de Espa?a or Espa?a; Catalan: Regne d'Espanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Asturian: Reinu d'Espa?a or Espa?a) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the nor...

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