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Catalonia

Catalonia
Autonomous community
Senyera
Flag
Seal of the Generalitat of Catalonia
Coat of arms
Anthem: Els Segadors  (Catalan)
"The Reapers"
Map of Catalonia in Europe
Location of Catalonia (dark green)
– in Europe (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (green)
– in Spain (dark & medium green)
Map of Catalonia in Spain
Location of Catalonia (red) in Spain
Coordinates: 41°49′N 1°28′E / 41.817°N 1.467°E / 41.817; 1.467Coordinates: 41°49′N 1°28′E / 41.817°N 1.467°E / 41.817; 1.467
Country Spain
Formation 988 (Catalan Counties)
1137 (Union with Aragon)
1283 (Catalan constitutions)
1516 (Dynastic union with Castile under Charles V, keeps own separate institutions)
1716 (Nueva Planta decrees, Bourbon Spain abolishes Catalan Institutions)
Statute of Autonomy 9 September 1932
18 September 1979
9 August 2006 (current version)
Capital
and largest city
Barcelona
41°23′N 2°11′E / 41.383°N 2.183°E / 41.383; 2.183
Provinces Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, Tarragona
Government
 • Type Devolved government in a constitutional monarchy
 • Body Generalitat of Catalonia
 • President Carles Puigdemont (JxSí)
 • Legislature Parliament
 • Deputies
135 deputies
Cortes Generales
 • Congress of Deputies 47 deputies (of 350)
 • Senate 16 senators (of 264)
Area
 • Total 32,108 km2 (12,397 sq mi)
Area rank 6th in Spain
Population (2016)
 • Total 7,522,596
 • Rank 2nd in Spain (16%)
 • Density 234/km2 (610/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Catalan
català, -ana (ca)
catalán, -ana (es)
catalan, -a (oc)
GDP (nominal; 2012)
 • Total $255.204 billion
 • Per capita $33,580
GDP (PPP; 2012)
 • Total $336.162 billion
 • Per capita $43,837
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code +34 93 (Barcelona area)
+34 97- (rest of Catalonia)
ISO 3166 code ES-CT
Official languages Catalan, Occitan (Aranese),Spanish,
Catalan Sign Language (also recognised)
Patron saints Saint George (Sant Jordi), Virgin of Montserrat
Internet TLD .cat
Website gencat.cat

Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya, Occitan: Catalonha, Spanish: Cataluña) is an autonomous community of Spain, located on the northeastern extremity of the Iberian Peninsula. It is designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy. Catalonia consists of four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. The capital and largest city is Barcelona, the second-most populated municipality in Spain and the core of the seventh-most populous urban area in the European Union.

Catalonia comprises most of the territory of the former Principality of Catalonia (with the remainder Roussillon now part of France's Pyrénées-Orientales). It is bordered by France and Andorra to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the east, and the Spanish autonomous communities of Aragon to the west and Valencia to the south. The official languages are Catalan, Spanish, and the Aranese dialect of Occitan.


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