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General Information
A diverse and environmentally sound landscape. The autonomous region Aragon lies in the north eastern part of the Spanish mainland. The majority of the Ebro river and its river basin can be found in the region.
Aragon borders France in the north, Catalonia and Valencia in the east, Castile-La Mancha in the south, and Castile and Leon, La Rioja and historic Navarre in the west. The region can be separated into three different areas: the central area consisting of the Ebro basin, the northern area where the Pyrenees lie, and the area made up of the Iberian mountain range. The Ebro basin is a vast flat lowland arising around the axis formed by the Ebro river, bordering with the Pyrenees in the north and with the Iberian mountain range both in the northwest and southeast of the region. The Pyrenees reaches its highest peaks in Aragon, which include Aneto (3,404 m), Monte Perdido (3,355 m), Maladeta (3,308 m), Tres Sorores (3,353 m) and Posets (3,375 m). The Iberian mountain range stretches over most of the south eastern part of the province of Zaragoza and over most of the province of Teruel. The most notable peaks are Moncayo (2,315 m) in the north and the summits of the Universales mountains (1,617 m) and the Javalambre sierra (2,020 m) in the south. Aragon's water network is marked by the Ebro river basin. The tributaries that flow from the Pyrenees have larger quantities of water in them, than those deriving from the Iberian mountain range. The region of Teruel, lies south of the Albarracin and Gudar sierras, located in the Guadalaviar-Turia and Mijares river basins.
Transportation
A major intersection. Aragon has traditionally been a major strategic intersection in Spain, given its location, it links the Mediterranean coast with the north, and Catalonia with Madrid.
As Aragon is an important link for Spain, its connections are constantly being improved given the ever growing transport and connection demands placed on the region. The autonomous region of Aragon is blessed with a network of major and minor roads that link the whole region itself along with the rest of Spain. The main road link in the region connects the three provincial capitals from Teruel (from the Mediterranean coast) to Zaragoza and Huesca. The motorway links between Zaragoza and Bilbao, Zaragoza and Catalonia, and Zaragoza and Guadalajara and Madrid are of great importance. Another major route is the one that links Pamplona and Lleida via Huesca. The region is also blessed with an excellent rail network and an airport in Zaragoza.
Administration
Regional Assembly of Aragon. Aragon is made up of three provinces: Huesca, Zaragoza and Teruel. The capital of the region is Zaragoza.
Aragon's Statute states that the autonomous region has: a Regional Assembly, a President, a Regional Council and a Department of Justice. Aragon's Assembly comprises 67 elected assembly members. They include 18 from the province of Huesca, 15 from the province of Teruel and 34 from the province of Zaragoza.
Population
Over a million inhabitants. The population of this autonomous region according to figures from the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE) as of the 1st of January 2001, after having reviewed the Inhabitants register, is 1,199,753.
The population of Zaragoza according to the same source is 857,565. The province of Huesca has 205,955 inhabitants, and Teruel has 136,233. The province of Zaragoza has experienced the largest population increase in the twentieth century, while Huesca and Teruel have experienced a smaller increase.