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'''Ceuta''' ({{IPAc-en|UK|ˈ|sj|uː|t|ə}}, {{IPAc-en|US|ˈ|s|eɪ|uː|t|ə}},<ref>{{cite LPD|3}}</ref><ref>{{cite EPD|18}}</ref> {{IPA|es-ES|ˈθewta, ˈsewta|lang|Pronunciation of Ceuta in Spanish.ogg}}; {{langx|ar|سَبْتَة|Sabtah}}) is an [[Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities|autonomous city]] of [[Spain]] on the [[North Africa]]n coast. Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. Ceuta is one of the [[special member state territories and the European Union|special member state territories of the European Union]], and it is one of several [[Plazas de soberanía|Spanish territories in Africa]], which include [[Melilla]] and the [[Canary Islands]]. It was a regular [[municipalities in Spain|municipality]] belonging to the [[province of Cádiz]] prior to the passing of its [[Statute of Autonomy]] in March 1995,<ref>{{Citation |last=Jefatura del Estado |title=Ley Orgánica 1/1995, de 13 de marzo, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Ceuta |date=1995-03-14 |url=https://www.boe.es/eli/es/lo/1995/03/13/1 |issue=Ley Orgánica 1/1995 |pages=8055–8061 |access-date=2023-08-19}}</ref> as provided by the Spanish Constitution, henceforth becoming an autonomous city.