City: Melilla
Country: Spain
Capital: Melilla
Government• Mayor-President: Juan José Imbroda (PP)
Area• Total: 12.3 km (4.7 sq mi)
Area rank: 19th
Population (2011)• Total: 78,476
• Rank: 19th
• Density: 6,380.1/km (16,524/sq mi)
• % of Spain: 0.16%
Demonym(s): Melillan
melillense (es)
Time zone: CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST): CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166-2: ES-ML
Official languages: Spanish
Statute of Autonomy: 14 March 1995
Parliament: Cortes Generales
Congress: 1 deputy (of 350)
Senate: 2 senators (of 264)
Website: www.melilla.es
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Melilla (/məˈliːjə/ mə-LEE-yə; Spanish: [meˈliʎa], locally [meˈliʝa]; Arabic: مليلية, Maliliyyah; Berber languages: ⵎⵔⵉⵜⵙ, Mřič) is a Spanish autonomous city located on the north coast of Africa, sharing a border with Morocco, with an area of 12.3 km (4.7 sq mi). Melilla, along with Ceuta, is one of two permanently inhabited Spanish cities in mainland Africa. It was part of the Province of Málaga until 14 March 1995, when the city's Statute of Autonomy was passed.
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