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Asturias
| Population | 1,200,000 (2003) |
| Area | 4,094 square miles |
| Agriculture and fishing | Fruits, grains, beans, mussels |
| Animals of the region | Goats, cattle, pigs |
| Culture | The Cruz de la Victoria, dating to 908 AD, is the model for the cross on the Asturian flag, cave paintings from the Paleolithic Era, Medieval towers |
| Capital and major cities | Oviedo, Gijon. Cudillero is a picturesque fishing port, built on a fijord land mass, with houses hung on a hill. |
| Folklore, legends, crafts | Verbenas (outdoor dances, always accompanied by bagpipes), the Descent of the Sella (world-renowned canoe competition), black ceramics, clay pottery, baskets made of strips of chestnut and hazel wood |
| Foods and beverages | Fabada is a white bean soup, made from the fabe de granja – a bean only grown in this area, ham, pork, apple marmalades, apple and nut tortes, cider (sidra) |
| Industry and products, past and present | Mining, firearms, processed food, textiles, chemicals, metal products, coal, copper, iron, zinc, paper mills, oil and sugar refineries, tobacco, chemical, glass, and porcelain |
| Inventions, discoveries, and notable people | Severo Ochoa (1905-1993), 1959 Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology, for his discovery (with Arthur Kornberg), of RNA and DNA |
| Musical instruments | Bagpipes |
| Symbols of the region | Horreos (grain storage outbuildings) |
| Tourist sites | Archeological Museum in Oviedo, Medieval churches throughout the area |
| Unique qualities | Lighthouses, especially the Cabo de Peñas Lighthouse on the Cantabrian coast |
| Website | www.infoasturias.com |
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