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GALICIA is always surprising, since this part of the Northwest of
Spain is a sharp contrast to the image typically held of the Spanish
landscape abroad. Galicia belongs to the green Europe of the Atlantic,
with the peculiarity that the Rias Bajas is the sunniest part of the
northern Spanish coasts. Plains are scarce in this hilly landscape,
but wild countryside and mountains form appealing spots and natural
parks. Some mountains soar as high as two thousand metres in the massifs
of Ancares, Courel, Manzaneda and Pena Trevinca. The capital city
is Santiago de Compostela. The main urban centres are the capitals
of the four provinces, A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra,
and also the cities of Vigo and Ferrol. The population, quite scattered,
is almost three million inhabitants, with a density close to 100 inhabitants
per square kilometre, very much higher than the Spanish average. The
development of Galician society, its activities and urban landscape
have also undergone notable transformation in the last few decades.
From the stereotype of a rural, old-fashioned Galicia, it has evolved
to become a dynamic, developed region. Huge industries have appeared,
among them shipbuilding in Ferrol and car assembly plants and again
shipbuilding in Vigo. Galicia is a leading region in agriculture.
The modernization of farming methods is clear in the Semana Verde
(Green Week) of Silleda, where the latest technological advances in
this field are shown. Galicia is also advanced in fish-farming, thanks
to modern sea-farms for raising oysters, shellfish and fish. Other
activities include fashion, whose designers rank among the best in
Europe; jewellery with its craft centre in Bergondo; and fur, in which
die Galician mink is notable.
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