| Capital | Santander |
| Area
- total - % of Spain |
Ranked 15th
5 321 km² 1,0% |
| Population
- Total (2003) - % of Spain - Density |
Ranked 14th
542 275 1,3% 101,91/km² |
| Demonym
- English - Spanish |
Cantabrian cántabro/a, cantábrico/a |
| Statute of Autonomy | January 11, 1982 |
| ISO 3166-2 | S |
|
Parliamentary representation Congress seats Senate seats |
5 1 |
| President | Miguel Ángel Revilla Roiz (PRC) |
| Gobierno de Cantabria | |
Cantabria is an autonomous community of Spain, containing one province (formerly called the province of Santander).
It is bounded on the east by the Basque Country (province of Vizcaya), on the south by Castile-Leon (provinces of León, Palencia, and Burgos), on the west by Asturias, and on the north by the Bay of Biscay.
Its capital is Santander. See also List of communities in Cantabria.
Cantabria shares the Parque Nacional Picos de Europa (in the Picos de Europa mountain range) with Asturias and with León province.