Melilla

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Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla
In Detail In Detail
Image:Locator map of Melilla.png
Area
 – Total
 
 20 km²
Population
 – Total (2003)
 – Density

 69,184
 3459.2/km²
Name for inhabitants
 – English
 – Spanish

 ---
 melillense
Statute of Autonomy March 14, 1995
ISO 3166-2:ES ES-ML
Parliamentary
representation
 – Congress seats
 – Senate seats
 1
 
President Juan José Imbroda Ortíz (PP)
Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla

Melilla is a city in North Africa, right opposite Spain. It belongs to Spain, and is all surrounded by Morocco, which believes it should belong to them. Ceuta is another such city.

Its surface is about 20 square kilometers, and there are almost 70,000 people living there.

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Governed by other countries: Canary Islands | Ceuta and Melilla | Madeira Islands | Mayotte | Réunion | Saint Helena and dependencies