Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory lies on the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, to the south of the Pyrenees mountain range. Catalonia is administratively divided into f…
Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory lies on the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, to the south of the Pyrenees mountain range. Catalonia is administratively divided into four provinces or eight vegueries, which are in turn divided into 42 comarques. The capital and largest city, Barcelona, is the second-most populated municipality in Spain and the fifth-most populous urban area in the European Union.
Area code: +34 93 (Barcelona area) · +34 97 (rest of Catalonia)
Demonyms: Catalan or Catalonian · català, -ana (ca) · catalán, -ana (es) · catalan, -a (oc)
Time zone: UTC+1 (CET)
ISO 3166 code: ES-CT
Official languages: Catalan · Spanish · Occitan (Aranese) · Catalan Sign Language
Patron saints: Saint George (Sant Jordi), Virgin of Montserrat
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