| Free City of Melilla Ciudad Libre de Melilla Timeline: Triangles and Crosses
Melilla OTL equivalent: Melilla | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
||||||
 Localization of Melilla.
|
||||||
| Capital | Melilla | |||||
| Official languages | Spanish | |||||
| Regional languages | Riffian Berber | |||||
| Religion | Secular state | |||||
| Demonym | Melillan | |||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic | |||||
| - | Mayor-President | Eduardo de Castro | ||||
| Legislature | Assembly of Melilla | |||||
| Establishment | Allied-occupied Spain | |||||
| - | American-occupied zone | December 6th, 1945 | ||||
| - | Referendum for Autonomy | September 12th, 1951 | ||||
| - | Current constitution | July 16th, 1955 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 12.3 km2 5 sq mi |
||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2018 estimate | 86,384 | ||||
| Gini (2018) | 36.3 (medium) | |||||
| HDI (2018) | 0.826 (high) | |||||
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
|||||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WET) | |||||
| Date formats | dd/mm/yyyy | |||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Internet TLD | .me | |||||
| Calling code | +348 | |||||
The Free City of Melilla (Spanish: Ciudad Libre de Melilla), commonly known as Melilla, is a city-state in Northern Africa enclosed by Morocco and the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of 12.3 km² (4.7 sq mi), and a population of 86,384.
Before independence, Melilla was part of the Spanish Morocco, but received an special status along with Ceuta due to their Spanish-majority populations. After the Occupation of Spain, Melilla was one of the four territories occupied by the United States (along with the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, and Galicia). A different referendum was realized, with the population choosing between remaining as a Columbian special territory, the transfer of sovereignty to Morocco, or remaining an independent city, eventually choosing the third option.
Considered a city-state, Melilla is not only recognized by Morocco, who's a subject of irredentist claim, and Oman, considered the biggest Morrocan ally. Melilla is considered a member of the Society of Nations, the Iberian Federation, Organization of Microstates, and has a special status between European nations, including the observer state status in the European Union.
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
