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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Catalonia:

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...

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, located on the northeastern corner of the

Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica'' ** ** * french: Péninsule Ibérique * mwl, Península Eibérica * eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, def ...

. Its capital and largest city is

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

. With 7,7 million inhabitants, it is the second most populous Spanish autonomous community, as well a major industrial and touristic powerhouse. Once a polity within the

Crown of Aragon The Crown of Aragon ( , ) an, Corona d'Aragón ; ca, Corona d'Aragó, , , ; es, Corona de Aragón ; la, Corona Aragonum . was a composite monarchy ruled by one king, originated by the dynastic union of the Kingdom of Aragon and the County of ...

known as the Principality of Catalonia, it was integrated in to the

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at the beginning of the 16th century. It lost its laws and institutions in 1714, after Bourbon victory on the

War of the Spanish Succession The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phil ...

. Throughout the nineteenth century, it became an industrial center while workers' movements and Catalan nationalism appeared. The

Second Spanish Republic The Spanish Republic (), commonly known as the Second Spanish Republic (), was the form of government in Spain from 1931 to 1939. The Republic was proclaimed on 14 April 1931, after the deposition of King Alfonso XIII, and was dissolved on 1 ...

(1931-1939) granted it self-government, defending the Republican cause during the

Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, link ...

(1936-1939). The dictatorship of Francisco Franco abolished autonomy and repressed liberties and Catalan culture and language. After his death and the subsequent

transition to democracy Democratization, or democratisation, is the transition to a more democratic political regime, including substantive political changes moving in a democratic direction. It may be a hybrid regime in transition from an authoritarian regime to a full ...

(1975-1981), self-government was restored.

General reference

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: ** ** or ** ** * Common English country name(s): Catalonia * Official English country name(s): Catalonia * Common endonym(s): ''Catalunya'' (ca), ''Cataluña'' (es) * Official endonym(s): ''Catalunya'' (ca), ''Catalonha'' (oc), ''Cataluña'' (es), * Adjectival(s): Catalan * Demonym(s): Catalan * Etymology of Catalonia *

ISO region code ISO 3166-2 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and defines codes for identifying the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1. The ...

: CT *

Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...

generic (cultural) top-level domain:

.cat .cat (pronounced in Catalan: ''punt cat'' ) is a sponsored top-level domain intended to be used to highlight the Catalan language. Its policy has been developed by ICANN anFundació puntCAT It was approved in September 2005. History Before . ...

* International direct dialing uses the prefix +34 (Spain). Local codes are 93- (for Barcelona) and 97- (rest of Catalonia irona, Lleida, Tarragona for fixed landlines, and 6 (Spain) for mobile

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Geography of Catalonia

Geography of Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

* Catalonia is... ** an

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with the status of "

" * Location: ** Northern Hemisphere, on the

Prime meridian A prime meridian is an arbitrary meridian (a line of longitude) in a geographic coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°. Together, a prime meridian and its anti-meridian (the 180th meridian in a 360°-system) form a great ...

Eurasia Eurasia (, ) is the largest continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. Primarily in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres, it spans from the British Isles and the Iberian Peninsula in the west to the Japanese archipelago ...

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Southern Europe Southern Europe is the southern region of Europe. It is also known as Mediterranean Europe, as its geography is essentially marked by the Mediterranean Sea. Definitions of Southern Europe include some or all of these countries and regions: Alba ...

and

Western Europe Western Europe is the western region of Europe. The region's countries and territories vary depending on context. The concept of "the West" appeared in Europe in juxtaposition to "the East" and originally applied to the ancient Mediterranean ...

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Time zone A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between countries and their subdivisions instead of strictly following longitude, because it ...

Central European Time Central European Time (CET) is a standard time which is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The time offset from UTC can be written as UTC+01:00. It is used in most parts of Europe and in a few North African countries. CET ...

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Central European Summer Time Central European Summer Time (CEST), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time ...

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UTC+02 UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00. This time is used in: As standard time (year-round) ''Principal cities: Cairo, Pretoria, Cape ...

) ** Extreme points of Catalonia: *** North: Tuc de Sacauba,

Val d'Aran Aran (; ; ) (previously officially called in Occitan Val d'Aran, Catalan: ''Vall d'Aran'', Spanish: ''Valle de Arán'') is an administrative entity (formerly considered a comarca) in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain, consisting of the Aran Valley, in ...

*** South:

Alcanar Alcanar () is a Spanish municipality of the Catalan comarca of Montsià, in the Tarragona province. It is a coastal town on the Mediterranean Sea. The Serra del Montsià range and its foothills rise above the town and its surroundings. According ...

Montsià Montsià () is the southernmost comarca (county) of Catalonia in Spain. Its capital and largest city is Amposta. History Almost all Montsià municipalities are part of the Taula del Sénia free association or mancomunitat (commonwealth). Munic ...

*** East: Cap de Creus, Alt Empordà *** West: Tossal del Rei,

*** High:

Pica d'Estats Pica d'Estats (or ''The States Peak'') (Catalan: ''Pica d'Estats'', French: ''Pic d'Estats'') is a mountain in the Montcalm Massif, Pyrenees. on the Spanish– French border, and is the highest mountain in Catalonia. This mountain is included ...

Pallars Sobirà Pallars Sobirà () is a comarca (comparable to a county or shire in much of the English-speaking world) in the mountainous northwest of Catalonia, Spain. The name means "Upper Pallars", distinguishing it from the more populous (and less mountain ...

at *** Low:

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at ** Land boundaries: *** *** (France) *** (Spain) *** (Spain) ** Coastline: 580 km (

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) * Population of Catalonia: 7,565,603 (2012) * Area of Catalonia: 32,114 km² * Atlas of Catalonia

Environment of Catalonia

* Climate of Catalonia **

Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western Europe, Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa ...

(''Csa'') ** Continental Mediterranean (''Csa'') and Dry Mediterranean (''Bsk'') **

Maritime Maritime may refer to: Geography * Maritime Alps, a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps * Maritime Region, a region in Togo * Maritime Southeast Asia * The Maritimes, the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prin ...

(''Cfb'') **

Alpine Alpine may refer to any mountainous region. It may also refer to: Places Europe * Alps, a European mountain range ** Alpine states, which overlap with the European range Australia * Alpine, New South Wales, a Northern Village * Alpine National Pa ...

(''ET/H'')

Natural geographic features of Catalonia

* Mountains of Catalonia *

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Regions of Catalonia

Administrative divisions of Catalonia

Administrative divisions of Catalonia * Provinces of Catalonia (4) * Àmbits funcionals territorials of Catalonia (8) ** Comarques of Catalonia (42) ***

Municipalities of Catalonia Catalonia is (as of 2018) divided into 947 Municipalities of Spain, municipalities. Each municipality typically represents one significant urban settlement, of any size from village to city, with its surrounding land. This is not always the cas ...

(947)

= Provinces of Catalonia

= *

Girona Girona (officially and in Catalan , Spanish: ''Gerona'' ) is a city in northern Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 103,369 in 2020. Girona is the capital ...

* Lleida *

Tarragona Tarragona (, ; Phoenician: ''Tarqon''; la, Tarraco) is a port city located in northeast Spain on the Costa Daurada by the Mediterranean Sea. Founded before the fifth century BC, it is the capital of the Province of Tarragona, and part of Tarr ...

= Àmbits funcionals territorials

= *

Alt Pirineu i Aran Alt Pirineu i Aran
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Àmbit Metropolità de Barcelona * Camp de Tarragona *

Comarques Centrals Comarques Centrals is one of the seven territories defined by the Regional Plan of Catalonia. It is located in the central part of Catalonia and will be formed by five comarques: Anoia, Bages, Berguedà, Osona, Solsonès and Moianès Moianès () ...

* Comarques Gironines *

Penedès Penedès () is a natural and historical region of Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the south of the Principality of Catalonia between the pre-coastal mountain range (''Serralada Pre-litoral'') and the Mediterranean Sea. The comarcal division of ...

Ponent Ponent, Lleida or Terres de Lleida is one of the seven territories defined by the Regional Plan of Catalonia. It is not clear what name will have, being all of them traditionally accepted names for the region. It is located in the westernmost par ...

Terres de l'Ebre Terres de l'Ebre (, literally in English 'The Ebre Lands') is one of the seven territories defined by the Regional Plan of Catalonia. It is located in the south-west of Catalonia, in the southern part of river Ebre, and will be formed by four co ...

= Comarques of Catalonia

= Municipalities of Catalonia

(947) * Capital of Catalonia:

– also the largest city * List of metropolitan areas in Catalonia **

Barcelona metropolitan area The Barcelona urban area is an urban area in Catalonia (Spain) centered on the city of Barcelona and located less than 100 km south of the border with France. With a population of over 5 million, it is the most populous urban area on the Me ...

** Tarragona metropolitan area

Demography of Catalonia

Most populous municipalities : *

1,605,602 * L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 248,150 * Badalona 221,520 * Sabadell 200,545 *

Terrassa Terrassa (, es, Tarrasa) is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona, '' comarca'' of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the co-capital along with Sabadell. The name ''Terrassa'' derives from Latin ...

199,817 *

131,158 * Lleida 125,677 *

Santa Coloma de Gramenet Santa Coloma de Gramenet () informally simply known as Santa Coloma (in Spanish: Santa Coloma de Gramanet, historically also known as ''Gramenet de Besòs'') is a municipality in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the south-east side of the L ...

119,056 *

Mataró Mataró () is the capital and largest town of the ''comarca'' of the Maresme, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia Autonomous Community, Spain. It is located on the Costa del Maresme, to the south of Costa Brava, between Cabrera de Mar and ...

118,748 *

Reus Reus () is the capital of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The area has always been an important producer of wines and spirits, and gained continental importance at the time of the Phylloxera plague. Nowadays it is kno ...

101,767

Government and politics of Catalonia

Politics of Catalonia The politics of Catalonia takes place within the framework of its Statute of Autonomy, which grants a degree of self-government to Catalonia and establish it as an autonomous community of Spain with the statuts of a ''nationality'', operating ...

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* Form of government:

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(devolved government), in a

parliamentary A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ("confidence") of the ...

constitutional monarchy A constitutional monarchy, parliamentary monarchy, or democratic monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in decision making. Constitutional monarchies dif ...

* Institution of self-government: Generalitat of Catalonia (''Generalitat de Catalunya'') * Capital:

* Elections in Catalonia ** 2021 Catalan parliamentary election * Political parties in Catalonia **Major parties: *** '' Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya'' (Republican Left of Catalonia) — ruling political party *** ''

Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya The Socialists' Party of Catalonia ( ca, Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya, PSC–PSOE official acronym) is a social-democratic political party in Catalonia, Spain, resulting from the merger of three parties: the Socialist Party of Catalonia� ...

'' (Socialist Party of Catalonia) *** '' Junts per Catalunya'' (Together for Catalonia) *** '' Vox'' *** ''

Candidatura d'Unitat Popular The Popular Unity Candidacy ( ca, Candidatura d'Unitat Popular, , CUP) is a left-wing to far-left pro-Catalan independence political party active primarily in Catalonia, where it has political representation, but also in other autonomous communiti ...

'' (Popular Unity Candidacy) *** '' Catalunya en Comú'' (Catalonia in Common) *** '' Ciutadans-Ciudadanos'' (Citizens) *** '' Partit Popular Català'' (People's Party of Catalonia) * Queries on Catalonia independence ** Catalan independence referendum, 2017 ** Institutional support for the queries on the independence of Catalonia

Branches of the government of Catalonia

Executive branch

Government of Catalonia The Executive Council of Catalonia ( ca, Consell Executiu) or the Executive Government of Catalonia (Catalan: ) is the executive branch of the Generalitat of Catalonia. It is responsible for the political action, regulation, and administratio ...

(''Govern de Catalunya'') **

President of Catalonia The President of the Government of Catalonia ( ca, President de la Generalitat de Catalunya, ) is one of the bodies that the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia stipulates as part of the Generalitat de Catalunya, others being the Parliament, the gov ...

(''President de la Generalitat de Catalunya''):

Pere Aragonès Pere Aragonès i Garcia (; born 16 November 1982) is a Catalan lawyer and politician from Spain, serving as the President of the Government of Catalonia since 22 May 2021. He previously served between 2018 and 2021 as Vice President and Ministe ...

*** Cabinet (Catalonia Government 2021- term of office). **** Minister of the Presidency (''Consellera de la Presidència''): Laura Vilagrà **** Minister of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda (''Consellera d'Acció Climàtica, Alimentació i Agenda Rural''): Teresa Jordà ****

Minister of Culture A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organizatio ...

(''Consellera de Cultura''): Natàlia Garriga **** Minister of Economy (''Consellera d'Economia''): Natàlia Mas **** Minister of Education (''Conseller d'Educació''): Josep González **** Minister of Universities and Research (''Conseller d'Universitats i Recerca''):

Joaquim Nadal Joaquim Nadal i Farreras (born 31 January 1948) is a Spanish politician and historian from Catalonia. He is a professor at the University of Girona and was the Minister of Territorial Policy and Public Works of the Catalan Government, the Gener ...

**** Minister of Digital Policies and Public Administration (''Conseller de Polítiques Digitals i Administració Pública''): Juli Fernàndez **** Minister of Foreign Action and Transparency (''Consellera d'Accio Exterior i Transparència''): Meritxell Serret ****

Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental health. Coun ...

(''Conseller de Salut''): Manel Balcells ****

Minister of Home Affairs An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

(''Conseller d'Interior''): Joan Ignasi Elena ****

Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

(''Consellera de Justícia''): Gemma Ubasart **** Minister of Social Rights (''Conseller de Drets Socials''):

Carles Campuzano Carles Campuzano i Canadès (born 12 July 1964) is a Catalan politician and a former member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain and the Parliament of Catalonia. Early life and family Campuzano was born on 12 July 1964 in Barcelona, Catalonia. ...

**** Minister of Enterprise and Work (''Conseller d'Empresa i Treball''): Roger Torrent **** Minister of Equality and Feminisms (''Consellera d'Igualtat i Feminismes''): Tània Verge **** Secretary of the Government (''Secretari del Govern''): Xavier Bernadí **** Government Spokesperson (''Portaveu del Govern''): Patrícia Plaja * Council of Statutarian Pledges (''Consell de Garanties Estatutàries'') * Ombudsman (''Síndic de Greuges''): Esther Giménez-Salinas * Syndicate of Accounts (''Sindicatura de Comptes'') * Audiovisual Council of Catalonia (''Consell de l'Audiovisual de Catalunya'')

Legislative branch

Parliament of Catalonia The Parliament of Catalonia ( ca, Parlament de Catalunya, ; es, Parlamento de Cataluña; oc, Parlament de Catalonha) is the unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The Parliament is currently made up of 135 mem ...

(''Parlament de Catalunya'') ** Acting President of the Parliament of Catalonia (''President del Parlament de Catalunya''):

Alba Vergés Alba Vergés i Bosch (born 3 September 1978) is a Catalan economist and politician who is current serving as the First Vice President of the Parliament of Catalonia since 2021 and as Acting President of the Parliament of Catalonia since 2022. ...

Judicial branch

High Court of Justice of Catalonia The High Court of Justice of Catalonia ( ca, Tribunal Superior de Justícia de Catalunya, TSJC) is the highest body and last judicial instance of the Spanish judiciary in Catalonia. Unlike the Parliament of Catalonia (legislative branch) or the ...

(''Tribunal Superior de Justícia de Catalunya'', TSJC)

Law and order in Catalonia

Law of Catalonia *

Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia The Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006 ( ca, Estatut d’Autonomia de Catalunya) provides Catalonia's basic institutional regulations under the Spanish Constitution of 1978. It defines the rights and obligations of the citizens of Cataloni ...

** Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 1932 ** Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 1979 **

2006 Catalan constitutional referendum A referendum on the reform of the Catalan Statute of Autonomy was held in Catalonia on Sunday, 18 June 2006. Voters were asked whether they ratified a statutory amendment which effectively approved a new Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia. The dr ...

* Civil Code of Catalonia * Capital punishment in Catalonia * Criminal justice system of Catalonia * Crime in Catalonia ** Organized crime in Catalonia ** Prostitution in Catalonia * Human rights in Catalonia ** Freedom of the press in Catalonia ** Freedom of religion in Catalonia ** LGBT rights in Catalonia * Law enforcement in Catalonia **

Mossos d'Esquadra The ''Mossos d'Esquadra'' (; en, Squad), also known as the ''Policia de la Generalitat de Catalunya'' and informally as ''Mossos'', is the autonomous police force responsible for law enforcement in Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia. ...

(Police force of Catalonia) ** Penal system of Catalonia

Local government in Catalonia

Local government of Catalonia

History of Catalonia

History of Catalonia Catalonia was first settled during the Middle Palaeolithic era. Like the rest of the Mediterranean side of the Iberian Peninsula, the area was occupied by the Iberians and several Greek colonies were established on the coast before the Roman c ...

* Timeline of Catalan history *

County of Barcelona The County of Barcelona ( la, Comitatus Barcinonensis, ca, Comtat de Barcelona) was originally a frontier region under the rule of the Carolingian dynasty. In the 10th century, the Counts of Barcelona became progressively independent, here ...

* Principality of Catalonia * Catalan Republic *

Revolutionary Catalonia Revolutionary Catalonia (21 July 1936 – 10 February 1939) was the part of Catalonia (autonomous region in northeast Spain) controlled by various anarchist, communist, and socialist trade unions, parties, and militias of the Spanish Civil ...

* Economic history of Catalonia * Military history of Catalonia * Political history of Catalonia * History of telephone service in Catalonia * Current events of Catalonia

Culture of Catalonia

Culture of Catalonia * Architecture of Catalonia *

Cuisine of Catalonia Catalan cuisine is the cuisine from Catalonia. It may also refer to the shared cuisine of Northern Catalonia and Andorra, the second of which has a similar cuisine to that of the neighbouring Alt Urgell and Cerdanya '' comarques'' and which ...

* Festivals in Catalonia * Humour in Catalonia * Media in Catalonia *

National symbols of Catalonia The national symbols of Catalonia are flags, icons or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative or otherwise characteristic of Catalonia or Catalan culture. The oldest Catalan symbol is the coat of arms of Catalonia, based on th ...

Coat of arms of Catalonia A coat typically is an outer garment for the upper body as worn by either gender for warmth or fashion. Coats typically have long sleeves and are open down the front and closing by means of buttons, zippers, hook-and-loop fasteners, toggles, a ...

Flag of Catalonia The Senyera (; meaning "pennon", "standard", "banner", "ensign", or, more generically, "flag" in Catalan) is a vexillological symbol based on the coat of arms of the Crown of Aragon, which consists of four red stripes on a yellow field. This ...

** National anthem of Catalonia * Public holidays in Catalonia **

National Day of Catalonia ) , type = National day , longtype = National day , significance = Commemorates the fall of Barcelona during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714. , image = Rafael Casanova 11 Setembre.jpg , caption = Floral of ...

Saint George's Day Saint George's Day is the feast day of Saint George, celebrated by Christian churches, countries, and cities of which he is the patron saint, including Bulgaria, England, Georgia, Portugal, Romania, Cáceres, Alcoy, Aragon and Catalonia. Sai ...

* Religion in Catalonia *

Traditions of Catalonia There are quite a number of festivals and traditions in Catalonia (Spain). While most are of ancient origin, certain traditions are of relatively recent introduction. There are also some that are common to the whole Catalan society, but others are ...

* Records of Catalonia * World Heritage Sites in Catalonia *

Museums in Catalonia A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make thes ...

* Libraries in Catalonia —

Library of Catalonia The Library of Catalonia ( ca, Biblioteca de Catalunya, ) is the Catalan national library, located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The primary mission of the Library of Catalonia is to collect, preserve, and spread Catalan bibliographic producti ...

* Catalan Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired

The arts in Catalonia

Catalan art The Catalan art is the artistic production made in what is now Catalonia along the time. It has a parallel evolution to the rest of European art, following in a diverse way the multiple tendencies that have taken place in the context of the histor ...

Cinema of Catalonia The term Catalan cinema encompasses film productions produced and acted preferably by people from Catalonia. In Spain, it is a subset of Spanish cinema, and includes movies both in Catalan and Spanish. The Catalan Academy of Cinema was crea ...

* Catalan comedy * Literature of Catalonia * Music of Catalonia * Television in Catalonia * Theatre in Catalonia

Languages of Catalonia

Languages in Catalonia * Official languages: **

Catalan language Catalan (; autonym: , ), known in the Valencian Community and Carche as ''Valencian'' (autonym: ), is a Western Romance language. It is the official language of Andorra, and an official language of three autonomous communities in eastern ...

Aranese Aranese ( oc, aranés) is a standardized form of the Pyrenean Gascon variety of the Occitan language spoken in the Val d'Aran, in northwestern Catalonia close to the Spanish border with France, where it is one of the three official languag ...

dialect of Gascon (

Occitan language Occitan (; oc, occitan, link=no ), also known as ''lenga d'òc'' (; french: langue d'oc) by its native speakers, and sometimes also referred to as ''Provençal'', is a Romance language spoken in Southern France, Monaco, Italy's Occitan Vall ...

) **

Spanish language Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in th ...

People of Catalonia

Ethno-linguistic groups of Catalonia: * Catalan people *

Occitan people The Occitans ( oc, occitans) are a Romance-speaking ethnic group originating in the historical region of Occitania ( southern France, northeastern Spain, and northwestern Italy). They have been also called Gascons, Provençals, and Auvergna ...

Spanish people Spaniards, or Spanish people, are a Romance ethnic group native to Spain. Within Spain, there are a number of national and regional ethnic identities that reflect the country's complex history, including a number of different languages, both i ...

* Ethnic minorities in Catalonia

Sports in Catalonia

Sport in Catalonia Sport has an important incidence in Catalan life since the beginning of the 20th century. The main sports in Catalonia are football, basketball, handball, rink hockey, tennis, and motorsport. One of the main sport events held ever in Catalonia we ...

* Football in Catalonia —

Catalonia national football team The Catalonia national football team ( ca, Selecció de futbol de Catalunya) is the official football team of Catalonia. It is organised by the Catalan Football Federation, founded in 1900. The team has been referred to by various names including ...

Barça Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Founded ...

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league s ...

** Girona FC * Basketball in Catalonia * Rugby in Catalonia * Hockey in Catalonia

Economy and infrastructure of Catalonia

Economy of Catalonia *

Four Motors for Europe The Four Motors for Europe is a transnational, interregional network of four highly industrialized and research-oriented regions in Europe. Rhône-Alpes of France, Baden-Württemberg of Germany, Catalonia of Spain and Lombardy of Italy signed an ...

* List of Spanish autonomous communities by GRP *

Currency A currency, "in circulation", from la, currens, -entis, literally meaning "running" or "traversing" is a standardization of money in any form, in use or circulation as a medium of exchange, for example banknotes and coins. A more general ...

of Spain (thence Catalonia):

Euro The euro ( symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the member states of the European Union (EU). This group of states is known as the eurozone or, officially, the euro area, and includes about 340 million citizens . ...

(sign: €; code: EUR) * Transport in Catalonia ** Rail transport in Catalonia ** List of primary highways in Catalonia ** List of airports in Catalonia

Education in Catalonia

Education in Catalonia Education in Spain is regulated by the ''Ley Orgánica 8/2013, de 9 de diciembre, para la mejora de la calidad educativa'' (LOMCE, Organic Law for the improvement of educational quality) that expands upon Article 27 of the Spanish Constitution ...

* High education in Catalonia * List of universities of Catalonia * List of colleges of Catalonia

References

External links

Profiles
by the BBC Newsby the Encyclopædia Britannicaby the Economist
Government
Presidency of CataloniaGovernment of CataloniaMinistry for Foreign Action and Open GovernmentOffice of Accounts
Public institutions
Catalan Tourist BoardStatistical Institute of CataloniaTelevision of CataloniaRodalies de CatalunyaFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de CatalunyaNational Archive of Catalonia

Institute of Catalan StudiesCatalan Natural Parks
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