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[[Image:E.U-Catalonia.png|thumb|200px|Location of [[Catalonia]] within Spain and Europe]]

The following [[Outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Catalonia:

'''[[Catalonia]]''' &ndash; ''[[Nationalities and regions of Spain|nationality]]'' and [[Autonomous communities of Spain|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 [[Habsburg Spain|Monarchy of Spain]] at the beginning of the 16th century. It lost its separate status, public law and institutions in 1714, after Bourbon victory on the [[War of the Spanish Succession]]. Throughout the nineteenth century, it became an industrial center while [[Labour movement|workers' movements]] and [[Catalan nationalism]] appeared. The [[Second Spanish Republic in exile|Second Spanish Republic]] (1931-1939) granted it self-government, defending the Republican cause during the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936-1939), while experiencing a [[Revolutionary Catalonia|revolutionary process]]. The [[Francoist Spain|dictatorship of Francisco Franco]] abolished autonomy and repressed liberties and Catalan culture and language. After his death and the subsequent [[Spanish transition to democracy|transition to democracy]] (1975-1981), self-government was restored.

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== General reference ==
[[File:Flag map of Catalonia.svg|thumb|200px|Flag map of Catalonia]]
* [[International Phonetic Alphabet|Pronunciation]]:
**{{IPAc-en|lang|ˌ|k|æ|t|ə|ˈ|l|oʊ|n|i|ə|,_|-|n|j|ə}}
**{{IPA|ca|kətəˈluɲə|lang}} <small>or</small> {{IPA|ca|kataˈluɲa|}}
**{{IPA-oc|kataˈluɲɔ|lang}}
**{{IPA|es|kataˈluɲa|lang}}
* 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),
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Countries and nations|Adjectival]](s): Catalan
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Countries and nations|Demonym]](s): Catalan
* [[Etymology of Catalonia]]
* [[ISO region code]]: [[ISO 3166-2:ES|CT]]
* [[Internet]] [[Sponsored top-level domain|generic (cultural) top-level domain]]: [[.cat]]
* [[International direct dialing]] uses the prefix '''[[+34]]''' (Spain). [[Telephone numbers in Spain|Local codes]] are '''93-''' (for Barcelona) and '''97-''' (rest of Catalonia [Girona, Lleida, Tarragona]) for fixed landlines, and '''6''' (Spain) for mobile [[cellphone]]s

== Geography of Catalonia ==

[[Geography of Catalonia]]
[[File:NASA Satellite Catalonia.jpg|thumb|200px|Satellite view of Catalonia]]
[[File:Catmorfo.png|thumb|[[Geomorphologic]] map of Catalonia:
{{unbulleted list
|{{legend2|#ff3f3f|[[Pyrenees]]}}
|{{legend2|#ffa545|[[Pre-Pyrenees]]}}
|{{legend2|#fff915|[[Catalan Central Depression]]}}
|{{legend2|#d8c03d|Smaller mountain ranges of<br /> the Central Depression}}
|{{legend2|#917654|[[Catalan Transversal Range]]}}
|{{legend2|#487048|[[Catalan Pre-Coastal Range]]}}
|{{legend2|#679772|[[Catalan Coastal Range]]}}
|{{legend2|#a0d486|[[Catalan Coastal Depression]]<br /> and other coastal and pre-coastal plains}}
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* Catalonia is...
** an [[autonomous community of Spain]] with the status of "[[Nationalities and regions of Spain|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]] {{coord|42|51|N|0|42|E|region:ES_type:landmark|name=Tuc de Sacauba (Northernmost point)}}
*** South: [[Alcanar]], [[Montsià]] {{coord|40|31|N|0|30|E|region:ES_type:landmark|name=Alcanar (Southernmost point)}}
*** East:  [[Cap de Creus]], [[Alt Empordà]] {{coord|42|19|N|3|19|E|region:ES_type:landmark|name=Cap de Creus (Easternmost point)}}
*** West:  [[Tossal del Rei]], [[Montsià]] {{coord|40|44|N|0|9|E|region:ES_type:landmark|name=Tossal del Rei (Westernmost point)}}
*** High:  [[Pica d'Estats]], [[Pallars Sobirà]] at {{convert|3,143|m|ft|abbr=on}} {{coord|42|40|N|1|23|E|region:ES_type:landmark|name=Pica d'Estats (Highest Point)}}
*** Low:   [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean coast]] at {{convert|0|m|ft|abbr=on}}
** Land boundaries:
*** {{flag|Andorra}}
*** {{flag|Occitanie}} (France)
*** {{flag|Aragon}} (Spain)
*** {{flag|Valencian Community}} (Spain)
** Coastline:  580&nbsp;km ([[Mediterranean Sea]])
* [[Population of Catalonia]]: 7,565,603 (2012)
* [[Geography of Catalonia|Area of Catalonia]]: 32,114&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
* [[:commons:Atlas of Catalonia|Atlas of Catalonia]]

=== Environment of Catalonia ===

* [[Climate of Catalonia]]
**[[Mediterranean climate|Mediterranean]] (''Csa'')
**[[Continental Mediterranean climate|Continental Mediterranean]] (''Csa'') and [[Semiarid climate|Dry Mediterranean]] (''Bsk'')
**[[Oceanic climate|Maritime]] (''Cfb'')
** [[Alpine climate|Alpine]] (''ET/H'')

==== Natural geographic features of Catalonia ====

* [[List of mountains in Catalonia|Mountains of Catalonia]]
* [[List of rivers of Catalonia|Rivers of Catalonia]]

=== Regions of Catalonia ===

==== Administrative divisions of Catalonia ====
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[[Administrative divisions of Catalonia]]
* [[Provinces of Catalonia]] (4)
* [[Vegueria|Àmbits funcionals territorials of Catalonia]] (8)
** [[Comarques of Catalonia]] (42)
*** [[Municipalities of Catalonia]] (947)

===== Provinces of Catalonia =====
* [[Barcelona (province)|Barcelona]]
* [[Girona (province)|Girona]]
* [[Lleida (province)|Lleida]]
* [[Tarragona (province)|Tarragona]]

===== Àmbits funcionals territorials =====
* [[Alt Pirineu]] i [[Val d'Aran|Aran]]
* [[Àmbit Metropolità de Barcelona]]
* [[Camp de Tarragona]]
* [[Comarques Centrals]]
* [[Comarques Gironines]]
* [[Penedès]]
* [[Ponent]]
* [[Terres de l'Ebre]]

===== Comarques of Catalonia =====
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* [[Alt Camp]]
* [[Alt Empordà]]
* [[Alt Penedès]]
* [[Alt Urgell]]
* [[Alta Ribagorça]]
* [[Anoia]]
* [[Val d'Aran|Aran]] (unique territorial entity)
* [[Bages]]
* [[Baix Camp]]
* [[Baix Ebre]]
* [[Baix Empordà]]
* [[Baix Llobregat]]
* [[Baix Penedès]]
* [[Barcelonès]]
* [[Berguedà]]
* [[Cerdanya]]
* [[Conca de Barberà]]
* [[Garraf]]
* [[Garrigues (comarca)|Garrigues]]
* [[Garrotxa]]
* [[Gironès]]
* [[Lluçanès]]
* [[Maresme]]
* [[Moianès]]
* [[Montsià]]
* [[Noguera (comarca)|Noguera]]
* [[Osona]]
* [[Pallars Jussà]]
* [[Pallars Sobirà]]
* [[Pla de l'Estany]]
* [[Pla d'Urgell]]
* [[Priorat]]
* [[Ribera d'Ebre]]
* [[Ripollès]]
* [[Segarra]]
* [[Segrià]]
* [[Selva]]
* [[Solsonès]]
* [[Tarragonès]]
* [[Terra Alta (comarca)|Terra Alta]]
* [[Urgell]]
* [[Vallès Occidental]]
* [[Vallès Oriental]]
}}

===== 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

== Government and politics of Catalonia ==

[[Politics of Catalonia]]
[[File:Seal of the Generalitat of Catalonia.svg|thumb|180px|Seal of the Generalitat of Catalonia]]
[[File:Pere Aragonès retrat oficial 2021 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|180px|Pere Aragonès, current President of the Generalitat of Catalonia]]
[[File:Parlament de Catalunya 2.jpg|250px|thumb|Palace of the Parliament of Catalonia, Barcelona]]
* [[Form of government]]: [[Autonomous entity]] (devolved government), in a [[parliamentary democracy|parliamentary]] [[constitutional monarchy]]
* Institution of self-government: [[Generalitat of Catalonia]] (''Generalitat de Catalunya'')
* Capital: [[Barcelona]]
* [[Elections in Catalonia]]
** [[2021 Catalan regional election|2021 Catalan parliamentary election]]
*[[List of political parties in Catalonia|Political parties in Catalonia]]
**Major parties:
*** ''[[Republican Left of Catalonia|Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya]]'' (Republican Left of Catalonia) — ruling political party
*** ''[[Socialists' Party of Catalonia|Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya]]'' (Socialist Party of Catalonia)
*** ''[[Together for Catalonia (2020)|Junts per Catalunya]]'' (Together for Catalonia)
*** ''[[Vox (political party)|Vox]]''
*** ''[[Popular Unity Candidacy|Candidatura d'Unitat Popular]]'' (Popular Unity Candidacy)
*** ''[[Catalunya en Comú]]'' (Catalonia in Common)
*** ''[[Citizens|Ciutadans-Ciudadanos]]'' (Citizens)
*** ''[[People's Party of Catalonia|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]] (''Govern de Catalunya'')
** [[List of Presidents of Catalonia|President of Catalonia]] (''President de la Generalitat de Catalunya''): [[Pere Aragonès]]
*** [[Aragonès Government|Cabinet]] (Catalonia Government 2021- term of office).
**** [[List of Ministers of the Presidency of Catalonia|Minister of the Presidency]] (''Consellera de la Presidència''): [[Laura Vilagrà]]
**** [[List of Ministers of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and the Environment of Catalonia|Minister of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda]] (''Consellera d'Acció Climàtica, Alimentació i Agenda Rural''): [[Teresa Jordà]]
**** [[List of Ministers of Culture of Catalonia|Minister of Culture]] (''Consellera de Cultura''): [[Natàlia Garriga]]
**** [[List of Ministers of Economy and Knowledge of Catalonia|Minister of Economy]] (''Consellera d'Economia''): [[Natàlia Mas]]
**** [[List of Ministers of Education of Catalonia|Minister of Education]] (''Conseller d'Educació''): [[Josep González]]
**** [[List of Ministers of Enterprise of Catalonia|Minister of Universities and Research]] (''Conseller d'Universitats i Recerca''): [[Joaquim Nadal]]
**** [[List of Ministers of Digital Policies and Public Administration|Minister of Digital Policies and Public Administration]] (''Conseller de Polítiques Digitals i Administració Pública''): [[Juli Fernàndez]]
**** [[List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Transparency of Catalonia|Minister of Foreign Action and Transparency]] (''Consellera d'Accio Exterior i Transparència''): [[Meritxell Serret]]
**** [[List of Ministers of Health of Catalonia|Minister of Health]] (''Conseller de Salut''): [[Manel Balcells]]
**** [[List of Ministers of Home Affairs of Catalonia|Minister of Home Affairs]] (''Conseller d'Interior''): [[Joan Ignasi Elena]]
**** [[List of Ministers of Justice of Catalonia|Minister of Justice]] (''Consellera de Justícia''): [[Gemma Ubasart]]
**** [[List of Ministers of Social Rights of Catalonia|Minister of Social Rights]] (''Conseller de Drets Socials''): [[Carles Campuzano]]
**** [[List of Ministers of Enterprise and Work of Catalonia|Minister of Enterprise and Work]] (''Conseller d'Empresa i Treball''): [[Roger Torrent]]
**** [[List of Ministers of Equality and Feminisms|Minister of Equality and Feminisms]] (''Consellera d'Igualtat i Feminismes''): [[Tània Verge]]
**** [[List of Secretaries of the Government of Catalonia|Secretary of the Government]] (''Secretari del Govern''): [[Xavier Bernadí]]
**** [[List of Catalan Government Spokespeople|Government Spokesperson]] (''Portaveu del Govern''): [[Patrícia Plaja]]
* [[Council of Statutarian Pledges]] (''Consell de Garanties Estatutàries'')
* [[Catalan Ombudsman|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]] (''Parlament de Catalunya'')
** [[List of Presidents of the Parliament of Catalonia|President of the Parliament of Catalonia]] (''President del Parlament de Catalunya''): [[Josep Rull]]

==== Judicial branch ====
* [[High Court of Justice of Catalonia]] (''Tribunal Superior de Justícia de Catalunya'', TSJC)

=== Law and order in Catalonia ===

[[File:Patrulla de peu Mossos d'Esquadra.jpg|thumb|Mossos d'Esquadra patrolling|right|180px]]
[[Law of Catalonia]]
* [[Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia]]
** [[Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 1932]]
** [[Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 1979]]
** [[2006 Catalan 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 d'Esquadra]] (Police force of Catalonia)
** [[Penal system of Catalonia]]

=== Local government in Catalonia ===

[[Local government of Catalonia]]

== History of Catalonia ==

[[History of Catalonia]]
* [[Timeline of Catalan history]]
* [[Portal:Current events/Catalonia|Current events of Catalonia]]

=== By period ===
* [[County of Barcelona]]
* [[Principality of Catalonia]]
* [[Catalan Republic]]
* [[Commonwealth of Catalonia|Commonwealth]]
* [[Autonomous Region of Catalonia (1931–1939)|Autonomous Catalonia (1931–1939)]]
* [[Revolutionary Catalonia]]
* [[Francoist Catalonia|Francoist occupation]]

=== By subject ===
* [[History of Catalan|History of Catalan language]]
* [[Economic history of Catalonia]]
* [[Military history of Catalonia]]
* [[Political history of Catalonia]]
* [[History of telephone service in Catalonia]]

=== By municipalities ===
* [[Timeline of Barcelona]]
* [[Timeline of Lleida]]

== Culture of Catalonia ==

[[File:Σαγράδα Φαμίλια 2941.jpg|180px|thumb|[[Sagrada Família]], Barcelona]]
[[Culture of Catalonia]]
* [[Architecture of Catalonia]]
* [[Cuisine of Catalonia]]
* [[Festivals in Catalonia]]
* [[Humour in Catalonia]]
* [[Media in Catalonia]]
* [[Symbols of Catalonia|National symbols of Catalonia]]
** [[Coat of arms of Catalonia]]
** [[Senyera|Flag of Catalonia]]
** [[Els Segadors|National anthem of Catalonia]]
* [[Public holidays in Catalonia]]
** [[National Day of Catalonia]]
** [[Saint George's Day]]
* [[Religion in Catalonia]]
* [[Traditions of Catalonia]]
* [[List of records of Catalonia|Records of Catalonia]]
* [[World Heritage Sites in Catalonia]]
* [[Museums in Catalonia]]
* [[Libraries in Catalonia]] — [[Library of Catalonia]]
* [[Catalan Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired]]

=== The arts in Catalonia ===

[[Catalan art]]
* [[Cinema of Catalonia]]
* [[Catalan comedy]]
* [[Literature of Catalonia]]
* [[Music of Catalonia]]
* [[Television in Catalonia]]
* [[Theatre in Catalonia]]

=== Languages of Catalonia ===

[[Languages in Catalonia]]

* Official languages:
** [[Catalan language]]
** [[Aranese]] dialect of [[Gascon dialect|Gascon]] ([[Occitan language]])
** [[Spanish language]]

=== People of Catalonia ===
Ethno-linguistic groups of Catalonia:
* [[Catalan people]]
* [[Occitan people]]
* [[Spanish people]]
* [[Ethnic minorities in Catalonia]]

=== Sports in Catalonia ===

[[Sport in Catalonia]]
* [[Football in Catalonia]] — [[Catalonia national football team]]
** [[Barça]]
** [[RCD Espanyol]]
** [[Girona FC]]
* [[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]] of Spain (thence Catalonia): [[Euro]] (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]]
* [[High education in Catalonia]]
* [[List of universities of Catalonia]]
* [[List of colleges of Catalonia]]

== See also ==
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{{Portal|Spain|European Union}}

[[Catalonia]]
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* [[List of Catalonia-related topics]]
* [[List of international rankings]]
* [[Outline of geography]]
* [[Outline of Europe]]
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== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Wikiatlas|Catalonia}}

'''Profiles'''
*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/search?q=Catalonia by the BBC News]
*[https://www.britannica.com/place/Catalonia by the Encyclopædia Britannica]
*[https://www.economist.com/search?q=Catalonia&sort=date by the Economist]

'''Government'''
*[https://web.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html Generalitat de Catalunya]
*[https://president.cat/president/ Presidency of Catalonia]
*[https://www.parlament.cat/web/index.html Parliament of Catalonia]
*[https://catalangovernment.eu/catalangovernment/ Government of Catalonia]
*[https://exteriors.gencat.cat/en/inici/ Ministry for Foreign Action and Open Government]
*[https://www.sindicatura.cat/en/home Office of Accounts]

'''Public institutions'''
*[https://experience.catalunya.com/en/ Catalan Tourist Board]
*[https://www.idescat.cat/?lang=en Statistical Institute of Catalonia]
*[https://www.ccma.cat/tv3/ Television of Catalonia]
*[https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/ Rodalies de Catalunya]
*[https://www.fgc.cat/ Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya]
*[http://anc.gencat.cat National Archive of Catalonia]  
*[https://www.iec.cat/activitats/entrada.asp Institute of Catalan Studies]
*[https://parcsnaturals.gencat.cat/ca/inici/ Catalan Natural Parks]

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