Back Galisië Afrikaans Galicien ALS ጋሊስያ (የእስፓንያ ክፍላገር) Amharic Galicia AN Galicia ANG جليقية (منطقة) Arabic جاليسيا ARZ Galicia AST Galicia Aymara Qalisiya Azerbaijani
Galicia
Galiza (Galician) | |
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&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=simple&file=File:Flag_of_Galicia.svg) Flag &sq=Albert Einstein&lang=simple&file=File:Escudo_de_Galicia.svg) Coat of arms | |
&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=simple&file=File:Galicia_in_Spain_(including_Canarias).svg) Location of Galicia in Iberia | |
| Coordinates: 42°30′N 8°06′W / 42.5°N 8.1°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Capital | Santiago de Compostela |
| Provinces | A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense, and Pontevedra |
| Government | |
| • Type | Devolved government in a constitutional monarchy |
| • Body | Xunta de Galicia |
| • President | Alberto Núñez Feijóo (PPdeG) |
Galicia or Galiza is a nationality in Spain that became a Spanish autonomous community in 1978. It is in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. It shares borders with Portugal to the South and the communities of Castile and León and Asturias to the east.