Aragon Comunidad Autónoma de Aragón http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b1/Es-aragon.png http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2f/Ccaa-aragon.png Capital Zaragoza Area  - total  - % of Spain Ranked 4th 47 719 km² 9,4% Population  - Total (2003)  - % of Spain  - Density Ranked 11th 1 217 514 2,9% 25,51/km² Demonym  - English  - Spanish Aragonese aragonés Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982 ISO 3166-2 AR Parliamentary representation  Congress seats  Senate seats   13 2 President Marcelino Iglesias Ricou (PSOE) Gobierno de Aragón Aragon (Spanish: Aragón; Aragonese language: Aragón; Catalan: Aragó) is an autonomous community of north-eastern Spain. It has an area of 47,719 km² with a population of 1,217,514 (2003). Aragon is bounded on the north by France, on the east by Catalonia, on the south by Valencia, and on the west by Castile-La Mancha, Castile-Leon, La Rioja, and Navarre (Spanish: Navarra). It comprises the provinces of Zaragoza (English: Saragossa), Huesca, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza. In addition to its three provinces, Aragon is subdivided into 33 comarcas (counties). Language In addition to Spanish, there is an original Aragonese language, still spoken in some valleys of the Pyrenees, which is different from the Aragonese dialect of Castilian Spanish language. Catalan is spoken as well in some comarques (counties) adjacent to Catalonia, in particular: the Ribagorzan dialect in Ribagorza (capital Benabarre) and Litera (capital Binefar), and a dialect similar to that of Terra Alta in Matarraña (capital Valderrobres) and Bajo Cinca (capital Fraga). History Aragín was a French feudal county (Jaca) self proclaimed kingdom, that was united to the kingdom of Pamplona (later Navarre) in 925. Splited the kingdom, Aragón was restablished in 1035 and until 1707 Aragon was also the name of an independent kingdom in personal union with Barcelona, and later with Castilla. Catalan kings of Aragón ruled not only the present administrative region but also Catalonia, and later the Balearic Islands, Valencia, Sicily, Naples and Sardinia (see Catalan-Aragonese Empire). The real centre of this kingdom was Barcelona, since it was the Catalan counts that inherited the Aragonese Crown and not the other way around. Present-day historians usually call the kingdom the "Catalan-Aragonese Confederation" or, some of them, simply "Catalonia-Aragon". Barcelona was the center of what was in many ways a Mediterranean Empire, ruling the Mediterranean Sea and setting rules for the entire sea (for instances, in the Llibre del Consolat del Mar (in Catalan). See list of Kings of Aragon. See list of Chancellors and Council Presidents of Aragón See list of Liutenants of the Kingdom of Aragón The dynastic union of Castile and Aragon in 1479, when Ferdinand II of Aragon wed Isabella I of Castile, led to the formal creation of Spain as a single entity in 1516. See List of Spanish monarchs and Kings of Spain family tree See also River Aragón Aragonite Catherine of Aragon, 1st queen of Henry VIII of England External links Government of Aragon (in Spanish) Basic statistical data on Aragon (in Spanish) http://www.charrando.com/ Page about the Aragonese Language Aragon is also the name of a commune in the Aude département, in France 　 ast:Aragón Most Popular Articles: Music    Musical Instruments    Guitar    Classical Music    History    Music Definition    Country Music    Rock Music    Pop Music    Hip Hop    Rap    DJ    Video Games    Casino Games    Poker    Blackjack    Casinos    Real Estate    Loan    Auction    eBay    Marketing    Search Engine Optimization    File Sharing    MP3    Music Industry    Kazaa    Internet    Supermodel    Fashion    Fashion Designers    Erotica    Modeling    Clothing    Boots    Shoes    Diamond Engagement Rings    Diamond    Rugs    Gospel Music    Affiliate    E-Commerce    Radio This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html You may copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license. You must provide a link to http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html To view or edit this article at Wikipedia go to http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aragon