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What is the ethnic composition of Melilla's population?

  • Predominantly Basque

  • Predominantly Catalan

  • Predominantly Iberian and Riffian

  • Predominantly Andalusian

Answer

Melilla's population is chiefly divided between people of Iberian and Riffian extraction. Iberian refers to the indigenous inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula, where Spain is located, while Riffian refers to the Berber people from the Rif region of northern Morocco.
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