Editing Iberian Peninsula (section)

== Political divisions ==
[[File:Iberian Peninsula at Night - NASA Earth Observatory.jpg|thumb|Satellite image of Iberia at night]]

The current political configuration of the Iberian Peninsula comprises the bulk of [[Portugal]] and [[Spain]], the whole [[landlocked country|landlocked microstate]] of [[Andorra]], a small part of the [[departments of France|French department]] of [[Pyrénées-Orientales]] ([[French Cerdagne]]), and the [[British Overseas Territories|British Overseas Territory]] of [[Gibraltar]].

French Cerdagne is on the south side of the [[Pyrenees]] mountain range, which runs along the border between France and Spain.{{Sfn|Sahlins|1989|p=49}}<ref name="Wilstach1931">{{cite book|author=Paul Wilstach|title=Along the Pyrenees|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dpw-AAAAYAAJ&q=%22stretches%20off%20southwest%22|year=1931|publisher=Robert M. McBride Company|page=102}}</ref><ref name="Murray1837">{{cite book|author=James Erskine Murray|title=A Summer in the Pyrenees|url=https://archive.org/details/asummerinpyrene01murrgoog|year=1837|publisher=J. Macrone|page=[https://archive.org/details/asummerinpyrene01murrgoog/page/n118 92]}}</ref> For example, the [[Segre (river)|Segre]] river, which runs west and then south to meet the [[Ebro]], has its source on the [[France|French]] side. The Pyrenees range is often considered the northeastern boundary of Iberian Peninsula, although the French coastline curves away from the rest of Europe north of the range, which is the reason why [[Perpignan]], which is also known as the capital of [[Northern Catalonia]], is often considered as the entrance to the Iberian Peninsula.

Regarding Portugal and Spain, this chiefly excludes the [[Macaronesia]]n archipelagos (the [[Azores]] and [[Madeira]] of Portugal, and the [[Canary Islands]] of Spain), the [[Balearic Islands]] (Spain), and the [[plazas de soberanía|Spanish overseas territories]] in [[North Africa]] (most conspicuously the cities of [[Ceuta]] and [[Melilla]], as well as unpopulated islets and rocks).

The countries and territories on the Iberian Peninsula:<ref>[https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&contecto=pi&indOcorrCod=0000256&selTab=tab0 População residente (Série longa, início 1991 - N.º) por Local de residência (NUTS - 2013), Sexo e Idade; Anual 2022], "INE 2022"</ref><ref>[https://www.ine.es/prensa/censo_2022_2023.pdf 2023 Census data], "Official Spanish census"</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="float:center; text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;"
|-
! class="unsortable" | [[Coat of arms|Arms]]
! class="unsortable" | [[National flag|Flag]]
! [[List of sovereign states|Country]] / [[Dependent territory|Territory]]
! [[List of national capitals|Capital]]
! [[List of countries and dependencies by area|Area]]<br />(mainland)<!-- DO NOT change numbers. -->
! [[List of countries and dependencies by population|Population]]<br />(mainland)<!-- DO NOT change numbers. -->
! % of area
|-
| {{Coat of arms|text=none|Andorra}}
| {{flagg|pxx|Andorra|size=45}}
| [[Andorra]]
| [[Andorra la Vella]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|468|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{Hs|3}}{{Nts|85863}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 0.1
|-
| {{flagicon image|Arms of the Pyrénées-Orientales.svg|size=25x25px|link=Pyrénées-Orientales}}
| {{flagg|pxx|Pyrénées-Orientales|size=45}}
| [[French Cerdagne]]<br />([[France]]) 
| [[Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|539|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{Hs|5}}{{nts|12035}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 0.1
|-
| {{Coat of arms|text=none|Gibraltar}}
| {{flagg|pxx|Gibraltar|size=45}}
| [[Gibraltar]]<br />([[United Kingdom]])
| [[Gibraltar]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|7|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{Hs|4}}{{nts|32688}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 0.0
|-
| {{flagicon image|Portuguese shield.svg|size=25x25px|link=Portugal}}
| {{flagg|pxx|Portugal|size=45}}
| [[Portugal]]<br />([[Continental Portugal|mainland]])
| [[Lisbon]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|89015|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{Hs|2}}{{Nts|10142079}}<!-- ONLY RESIDENTS ON MAINLAND PORTUGAL, excluding the residents of the Azores and Madeira. -->
| style="text-align:right;"| 15.3
|-
| {{Coat of arms|text=none|Spain}}
| {{flagg|pxx|Spain|size=45}}
| [[Spain]]<br />([[Peninsular Spain|mainland]])
| [[Madrid]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|493515|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{Hs|1}}{{Nts|44493894}}<!-- ONLY RESIDENTS ON MAINLAND SPAIN, excluding the residents of the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla. -->
| style="text-align:right;"| 84.5
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan="4" | Total
! style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|583544|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
! style="text-align:right;"| {{Hs|1}}{{Nts|54766559}}
! style="text-align:right;"| 100
|}