The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Catalonia:
Catalonia is a nationality and an autonomous community of Spain , situado on the Northeastern corner of the Iberian Peninsula .
general reference
- Pronunciation :
- English: / ˌ k æ t ə la oʊ n y ə , - n j ə /
- Catalán: [kətəluɲə] oro [Kataluɲa]
- Occitano: [kataluɲɔ]
- Spanish: [kataluɲa]
- Common English country name (s): Catalonia
- Official English country name (s): Catalonia
- Common endonym (s): Cataluña (es), Cataluña (es)
- Official endonym (s): Cataluña (es), Cataluña (oc), Cataluña (s),
- Adjetival (s): Catalán
- Demonym (s): Catalán
- Etymology of Catalonia
- ISO región code : CT
- Internet genérico (cultural) top-level domain : .cat
- International direct dialing usas the prefijo +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
- Catalonia is ...
- an autonomous community of Spain with the status of " nationality "
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere , on the Prime meridian
- Eurasia
- Time zone : Central European Time ( UTC + 01 ), Central European Summer Time ( UTC + 02 )
- Extreme points of Catalonia :
- North: Cerro de Sacauba , Val de Aran 42 ° 51'N 0 ° 42'E / 42.850 ° N 0.700 ° E
- South: Alcanar , Montsià40 ° 31'N 0 ° 30'E / 40.517 ° N 0.500 ° E
- East: Cap de Creus , Alt Empordà42 ° 19'N 3 ° 19'E / 42.317 ° N 3.317 ° E / 42317; 3.317 ( Cap de Creus (Easternmost point) )
- West: Tossal del Rey , Montsià40 ° 44'N 0 ° 9'E / 40.733 ° N 0.150 ° E / 40733; 0.150 ( Tossal del Rei (Westernmost point) )
- High: Pica de Estados , Pallars Sobirà at 3,143 m (10.312 ft) 42 ° 40'N 1 ° 23'E / 42.667 ° N 1.383 ° E / 42667; 1.383 ( Pica de Estados (Highest Point) )
- Low: Mediterranean coast at 0 m (0 ft)
- Land boundaries:
- Andorra
- Occitania (France)
- Aragon (Spain)
- Valencian Community (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 divisiones of Catalonia
Administrative divisiones of Catalonia
- Provinces of Catalonia (4)
- Ámbitos funcionales territoriales of Catalonia (8)
- Comarcas of Catalonia (42)
- Municipalities of Catalonia (947)
- Comarcas of Catalonia (42)
Provinces of Catalonia
- Barcelona
- Girona
- Lleida
- Tarragona
Ámbitos funcionales territoriales
- Alto Pirineo y Aran
- Ámbito Metropolitano de Barcelona
- Campo de Tarragona
- Comarcas Centrales
- Comarcas de Girona
- Penedès
- Ponente
- Tierras del Ebro
Comarcas of Catalonia
- Alt Camp
- Alt Empordà
- Alt Penedès
- Alt Urgell
- alta Ribagorça
- Anoia
- Bages
- Baix Camp
- bajo Ebro
- Baix Empordà
- Barcelona
- Baix Penedès
- Barcelonès
- Berguedà
- Cerdanya
- Conca de Barberà
- Garraf
- Garrigues
- Garrotxa
- Gironès
- Maresme
- Moianès
- Montsià
- Noguera
- Osona
- Pallars Jussà
- Pallars Sobirà
- Pla de l'Estany
- Plan de Urgell
- Priorat
- Ribera de Ebro
- Ripollès
- Segarra
- Segrià
- selva
- Solsonès
- Tarragonès
- Terra Alta
- Urgell
- Val de Aran (autonomous territory)
- Barcelona
- Vallès Oriental
Municipalities of Catalonia
Municipalities of Catalonia (947)
- Capital of Catalonia: Barcelona - also the largest city
- List of metropolitan areas in Catalonia
- Barcelona metropolitana area
- Tarragona metropolitana 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
Government and politics of Catalonia
Politics of Catalonia
- Form of government : Autonomous entity (devolved government), in a Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- Institution of self-government: Generalidad of Catalonia ( Generalitat de Cataluña )
- Seat: Barcelona
- Elections in Catalonia
- 2021 Catalán Parliamentary election
- Political parties in Catalonia
- Mayor parties:
- Izquierda Republicana de Cataluña (Republican Left of Catalonia) - Ruling political party
- Juntos por Cataluña (Together for Catalonia) - Ruling political party
- Partido de los Socialistas de Cataluña (Socialist Party of Catalonia)
- Vox
- Candidatura de Unidad Popular (Popular Unity Candidacy)
- Cataluña en Común (Catalonia in Common)
- Ciutadans-Ciudadanos (Citizens)
- Partido Popular Catalán (People 's Party of Catalonia)
- Mayor parties:
- Queries donde Catalonia independence
- Catalán independence referendum, 2017
- Institutional support for the queries on the independence of Catalonia
Branches of the government of Catalonia
Executive branch
- Government of Catalonia ( Gobierno de Cataluña )
- Presidente of Catalonia ( Presidente de la Generalidad de Cataluña ): Pere Aragonés
- Cabinet (Catalonia Government 2021- term of office).
- Vicepresidente ( Vicepresidente ): Jordi Puigneró
- Minister of the Presidency ( Consejera de la Presidencia ): Laura Vilagrà
- Minister of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda ( Consejera de Acción Climática, Alimentación y Agenda Rural ): Teresa Jordà
- Minister of Culture ( Consejera de Cultura ): Natalia Garriga
- Minister of Economy ( Consejero de Economía ): Jaume Giró
- Minister of Education ( Consejero de Educación ): José González
- Minister of Universities and Research ( Consejera de Universidades e Investigación ): Gemma Geis
- Minister of Digital Policies and Public Administration ( Consejero de Políticas Digitales y Administración Pública ): Jordi Puigneró
- Minister of Foreign Action and Transparency ( Consejera de Acción Exterior y Transparencia ): Victoria Alsina
- Minister of Health ( Consejero de Salud ): Josep Maria Argimon
- Minister of Home Affairs ( Consejero de Interior ): Joan Ignasi Elena
- Minister of Justice ( Consejera de Justicia ): Lourdes Ciuró
- Minister of Social Rights ( Consejera de Derechos Sociales ): Violant Cervera
- Minister of Enterprise and Work ( Consejero de Empresa y Trabajo ): Roger Torrent
- Minister of Equality and Feminism ( Consejera de Igualdad y Feminismos ): Tania Virgen
- Secretary of the Government ( Secretario del Gobierno ): Xavier Bernadí
- Government Spokesperson ( Portavoz del Gobierno ): Patricia Playa
- Cabinet (Catalonia Government 2021- term of office).
- Presidente of Catalonia ( Presidente de la Generalidad de Cataluña ): Pere Aragonés
- Council of Statutarian Pledges ( Consejo de Garantías Estatutarias )
- Ombudsman ( Defensor del Pueblo ): Rafael Ribó
- Syndicate of Accounts ( Sindicatura de Cuentas )
- Audiovisual Council of Catalonia ( Consejo del Audiovisual de Cataluña )
Legislative branch
- Parliament of Catalonia ( Parlamento de Cataluña )
- Presidente of the Parliament of Catalonia ( Presidente del Parlamento de Cataluña ): Laura Borràs
judicial branch
- High Court of Justice of Catalonia ( Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Cataluña , TSJC)
- Presidente of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia ( Presidente del Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Cataluña ): Jesús María Barrientos
Law and order in Catalonia
Law of Catalonia
- Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia
- Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 1932
- Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 1979
- 2006 Catalán constitutional referendum
- 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 (Police force of Catalonia)
- Penal system of Catalonia
Local government in Catalonia
Local government of Catalonia
History of Catalonia
History of Catalonia
- Timeline of Catalán history
- County of Barcelona
- Principality of Catalonia
- catalán Republic
- 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
- Festivales in Catalonia
- Humor in Catalonia
- Media in Catalonia
- National symbols of Catalonia
- Coat of arms of Catalonia
- Flag of Catalonia
- National anthem of Catalonia
- Public holidays in Catalonia
- National Day of Catalonia
- Saint George Valentín
- Religion in Catalonia
- Traditions of Catalonia
- Records of Catalonia
- World Heritage Sites in Catalonia
- Museums in Catalonia
- Libraries in Catalonia - Library of Catalonia
- Catalán Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
The artes in Catalonia
catalán arte
- Cine of Catalonia
- catalán comedy
- Literature of Catalonia
- Music of Catalonia
- Television in Catalonia
- Theatre in Catalonia
Languages of Catalonia
Languages in Catalonia
- Official languages:
- catalán language
- Aranese dialect of Gascon ( Occitano language )
- spanish language
People of Catalonia
Ethno-lingüístico groups of Catalonia:
- catalán people
- occitano people
- spanish people
- Ethnic minorities in Catalonia
Sports in Catalonia
Sport in Catalonia
- Football in Catalonia - Catalonia national football team
- Barça
- RCD Espanyol
- Basketball in Catalonia
- Rugby in Catalonia
- Hockey in Catalonia
Economy and infrastructure of Catalonia
Economy of Catalonia
- Four Motors for Europe
- List of Spanish autonomous communities by GRP
- Currency España (thence Catalonia): Euro (sign: €; code: EUR)
- Transporte in Catalonia
- Rail transporte in Catalonia
- List of primary highways in Catalonia
- List of airports in Catalonia
Education in Catalonia
Education in Catalonia
- High education in Catalonia
- List of universities of Catalonia
- List of colleges of Catalonia
See also
Catalonia
- All pages with titles beginning with Catalonia
- All pages with titles beginning with Catalán
- All pages with titles containing Catalonia
- All pages with titles containing Catalán
- List of Catalonia-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Outline of geography
- Outline of Europe
References
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of Catalonia
Catalonia travel guide from Wikivoyage
Profiles
- by the BBC News
- by the Encyclopædia Britannica
Government
- Generalidad de Cataluña
- Presidency of Catalonia
- Government of Catalonia
- Parliament of Catalonia
Public institutions
- Statistical Institute of Catalonia
- Television of Catalonia