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Galicia is an autonomous community in the northwest of Spain, on the Iberian Peninsula. It includes the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense, and Pontevedra. It is bordered by Portugal to the south, Castile and León and Asturias to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Cantabrian Sea to the north.
Galicia had a population of 2,705,833 in 2024 and a total area of 29574 km2. It has over 1660 km of coastline, including its offshore islands and islets.
The name Galicia derives from the Latin toponym Callaecia, later Gallaecia, tied to the Gallaeci, a Celtic tribe living north of the Douro River. The written form shifted through Galiza in the 13th century before settling on the modern Galicia in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Galicia has two official languages, Galician and Spanish, both Romance languages. A 2013 survey reported that 51% of the population spoke Galician most often day to day, while 48% most often used Spanish. Galician and Portuguese share a common medieval phase known as Galician-Portuguese.
Emigration from Galicia to Latin America was so significant that Argentines and Uruguayans now commonly refer to all Spaniards as gallegos, meaning Galicians. The two cities with the most people of Galician descent abroad are Buenos Aires and nearby Montevideo.
Textiles, fishing, livestock, forestry, and car manufacturing are the most dynamic sectors of the Galician economy. Arteixo, near A Coruña, is the headquarters of Inditex, the world's largest fashion retailer, whose best-known brand is Zara. The Port of Vigo is among Europe's leading fishing ports, with an annual catch worth 1,500 million euros.
Santiago de Compostela is the political capital of Galicia and the destination of the Way of Saint James pilgrim road. Catholic tradition holds that the body of Saint James the Greater, the patron saint of Galicia, was discovered there in 814, and 85% of tourists who visit Galicia visit the city.