Extremadura

Comunidad Autónoma de
Extremadura

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Capital	Mérida
Area  - total  - % of Spain	Ranked 5th 41 634 km² 8,2%
Population  - Total (2003)  - % of Spain  - Density	Ranked 13th 1 073 050 2,6% 25,77/km²
Demonym  - English  - Spanish	-- extremeño/a
Statute of Autonomy	February 26, 1983
ISO 3166-2	EX
Parliamentary representation  Congress seats  Senate seats	11 2
President	Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra (PSOE)
Junta de Extremadura

Extremadura is an autonomous community of Spain. It includes the provinces of Cáceres and Badajoz.

Some important cities are Cáceres, Badajoz, and Mérida, the capital of the autonomous community. For other municipalities, see lists by province:

• List of municipalities in Badajoz
• List of municipalities in Cáceres

Extramadura borders Portugal to the west. It is an important area for wildlife, particulary with the major reserve at Montfragüe

Bajadoz and Cáceres are, respectively, the largest and second-largest province of Spain.

Map of Extremadura:

Autonomous communities of Spain
Andalusia	Aragon	Asturias	Balearic Is	Basque Country	Canary Is
Cantabria	Castile-La Mancha	Castile-Leon	Catalonia	Extremadura	Galicia
La Rioja	Madrid	Murcia	Navarre	Valencia	Plazas de soberanía

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The Extremadura Regional Government has authored its own Linux distribution, LinEx.