The bay of Spanish Ceuta

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Ceuta is known officially in Spanish as Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta the Autonomous City of Ceuta having a rank between a standard Spanish city and an autonomous community Before the Statute of Autonomy Ceuta was administratively part of the Cádiz province Ceuta forms part of the territory of the European Union The city was a free port before Spain joined the European Union in 1986 Now it has a low taxes system inside the European Monetary System As of 1994 its population was 71 926 The government of Morocco has called for the integration of Ceuta and Melilla along with uninhabited islands such as Isla Perejil into its national territory drawing comparisons with Spain s territorial claim to Gibraltar The Spanish government and both Ceuta s and Melilla s autonomous governments and inhabitants rejects these comparisons on the ground that both Ceuta and Melilla are integral parts of the Spanish state whereas Gibraltar a British Crown colony is not and never has been part of the United Kingdom

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Location: north africa spain morocco ceuta sebta
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Keywords: bay, ceuta, colony, dependency, dispute, enclave, exclave, future, harbour, morocco, political, port, sebta, spain, spanish, territory, uncertain, uncertainty