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4,185,000 (Spanish citizens) (for a total population of 5,216,018) | |
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Valencian Community | |
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Valencian, Spanish and Valencian Sign Language | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Roman Catholicism[1] | |
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Spaniards, Balearics, Aragonese, Catalans, Occitans and other Romance-speaking peoples |
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Valencians (Valencian: valencians [valensiˈans]; Spanish: valencianos [balenˈθjanos]) are the native people of the Valencian Community, in eastern Spain. Legally, Valencians are the Spanish inhabitants of the community.[2] Since 2006, the Valencian people are officially recognised in the Valencian Statute of Autonomy as a nationality "within the unity of the Spanish nation".[3] The official languages of Valencia are Valencian and Spanish.[4]
The Valencian Community is politically divided in three provinces, from south to north: Alicante, Valencia and Castellon. Its capital is the city of Valencia.