Catalan Republic (2017)
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Catalan Republic |
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Location of the Catalan Republic within Europe
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| Status | Unrecognized/disputed |
| Capital and largest city |
Barcelona |
| Official languages | |
| Demonym | Catalan |
| Government | Provisional republic |
| Carles Puigdemont | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| History | |
| 1 October 2017 | |
| 27 October 2017 | |
| 28 October 2017 | |
| Area | |
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• Total
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32,108 km2 (12,397 sq mi) |
| Population | |
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• 2016 census
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7,522,596 |
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• Density
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234/km2 (606.1/sq mi) |
| Currency | Euro (€)a(de facto) (EUR) |
| Time zone | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Drives on the | right |
| Calling code | +34 93 (Barcelona area) +34 97 (rest of Catalonia) |
| Patron saint | Sant Jordi (Saint George) |
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Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya, Occitan: Catalonha, Spanish: Cataluña) also known as the Catalan Republic (Catalan: República Catalana, Spanish: República Catalana, Occitan: Republica Catalana) is a self-proclaimed state in the Iberian Peninsula which came into being on 27 October 2017. The Parliament of Catalonia unilaterally declared independence from Spain amid a constitutional crisis over the result of the 2017 Catalan independence referendum.
Shortly after the Catalan parliament declared independence from Spain, the Spanish Senate triggered Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution of 1978, and Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy dismissed the Executive Council of Catalonia, dissolving the Parliament of Catalonia and calling a snap regional election for 21 December 2017. In response, Carles Puigdemont, President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, stated that only parliaments could elect or remove governments in a democratic society and asked Catalans to "democratically oppose" the enforcement of Article 155, without clarifying what his response would be to the Spanish government's orders.
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