The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Catalonia:
Catalonia – nationality and autonomous community of Spain, located on the northeastern corner of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. 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 known as the Principality of Catalonia, it was integrated in to the Monarchy of Spain 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. Throughout the nineteenth century, it became an industrial center while workers' movements and Catalan nationalism appeared. The Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939) granted it self-government, defending the Republican cause during the Spanish Civil War (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 (1975-1981), self-government was restored.
General reference
Pronunciation:
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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: CT Internet generic (cultural) top-level domain: .cat International direct dialing uses the prefix +34 (Spain). Local codes are 93- (for Barcelona) and 97- (rest of Catalonia [Girona, Lleida, Tarragona]) for fixed landlines, and 6 (Spain) for mobile cellphones
Geography of Catalonia
Geography of Catalonia
Catalonia is... an autonomous community of Spain with the status of "nationality" Location: Northern Hemisphere, on the Prime meridian Eurasia Europe Southern Europe and Western Europe Iberian Peninsula Spain Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02) Extreme points of Catalonia: North: Tuc de Sacauba, Val d'Aran South: Alcanar, Montsià East: Cap de Creus, Alt Empordà West: Tossal del Rei, Montsià High: Pica d'Estats, Pallars Sobirà at Low: Mediterranean coast at Land boundaries:
(France) (Spain) (Spain) Coastline: 580 km (Mediterranean Sea) Population of Catalonia: 7,565,603 (2012) Area of Catalonia: 32,114 km2 Atlas of Catalonia
Environment of Catalonia
Climate of Catalonia
Mediterranean (Csa) Continental Mediterranean (Csa) and Dry Mediterranean (Bsk) Maritime (Cfb) Alpine (ET/H)
Natural geographic features of Catalonia
Mountains of Catalonia
Rivers of Catalonia
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 (947)
Provinces of Catalonia
Barcelona
Girona
Lleida
Tarragona
Àmbits funcionals territorials
Alt Pirineu i Aran
Àmbit Metropolità de Barcelona
Camp de Tarragona
Comarques Centrals
Comarques Gironines
Penedès
Ponent
Terres de l'Ebre
Comarques of Catalonia
Municipalities of Catalonia
Municipalities of Catalonia (947) Capital of Catalonia: Barcelona – also the largest city List of metropolitan areas in Catalonia Barcelona metropolitan area Tarragona metropolitan area
Demography of Catalonia
Most populous municipalities : Barcelona 1,605,602 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 248,150 Badalona 221,520 Sabadell 200,545 Terrassa 199,817 Tarragona 131,158 Lleida 125,677 Santa Coloma de Gramenet 119,056 Mataró 118,748 Reus 101,767