Galicia (, ; , ,
or ; ;
Galician and
Portuguese:
Galiza,
, or ) is an
autonomous community of
Spain and
historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the North-West of the
Iberian Peninsula, it comprises the
provinces of
A Coruña,
Lugo,
Ourense and
Pontevedra, being bordered by
Portugal to the south, the Spanish autonomous communities of
Castile and León and
Asturias to the east, and the
Atlantic Ocean to the west and the north. It had a population of 2,765,940 in 2013 and has a total area of . Galicia has over of coastline, including its offshore islands and islets, among them
Cíes Islands,
Ons,
Sálvora,
Cortegada, and—the largest and most populated—
A Illa de Arousa.