Outline of Catalonia

Location of Catalonia within Spain and Europe

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Catalonia:

Catalonia – nationality and autonomous community of Spain, located on the northeastern corner of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. With 8 million inhabitants, it is the second most populous Spanish autonomous community, as well a major industrial and touristic powerhouse.

Once a state within the Crown of Aragon known as the Principality of Catalonia, it was integrated in to the Monarchy of Spain at the beginning of the 16th century. It lost its separate status, legal system and institutions in 1714, after Bourbon victory on the War of the Spanish Succession. Throughout the nineteenth century, it became an industrial center while workers' movements and Catalan nationalism appeared. The Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939) granted it self-government, defending the Republican cause during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), while experiencing a revolutionary process. The dictatorship of Francisco Franco abolished autonomy and repressed liberties and Catalan culture and language. After his death and the subsequent transition to democracy (1975-1981), self-government was restored.

General reference

Pronunciation:
- English: /ˌkætəˈloʊniə, -njə/
- Catalan: [kətəˈluɲə] or [kataˈluɲa]
- Occitan: [kataˈluɲɔ]
- Spanish: [kataˈluɲa]
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),
Adjectival(s): Catalan
Demonym(s): Catalan
Etymology of Catalonia
ISO region code: CT
Internet generic (cultural) top-level domain: .cat
International direct dialing uses the prefix +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

Geomorphologic map of Catalonia:
  Pyrenees
  Pre-Pyrenees
  Catalan Central Depression
  Smaller mountain ranges of
the Central Depression
  Catalan Transversal Range
  Catalan Pre-Coastal Range
  Catalan Coastal Range
  Catalan Coastal Depression
and other coastal and pre-coastal plains

Catalonia is...
- a nationality, additionally self-defined as a nation
- an autonomous community of Spain
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 42°51′N 0°42′E / 42.850°N 0.700°E / 42.850; 0.700
  - South: Alcanar, Montsià 40°31′N 0°30′E / 40.517°N 0.500°E / 40.517; 0.500 (Alcanar (Southernmost point))
  - East: Cap de Creus, Alt Empordà 42°19′N 3°19′E / 42.317°N 3.317°E / 42.317; 3.317 (Cap de Creus (Easternmost point))
  - West: Tossal del Rei, Montsià 40°44′N 0°9′E / 40.733°N 0.150°E / 40.733; 0.150
  - High: Pica d'Estats, Pallars Sobirà at 3,143 m (10,312 ft) 42°40′N 1°23′E / 42.667°N 1.383°E / 42.667; 1.383 (Pica d'Estats (Highest Point))
  - Low: Mediterranean coast at 0 m (0 ft)
- Land boundaries:
  - Andorra
  - Occitanie (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

Regions of Catalonia

Administrative divisions of Catalonia

Provinces

Àmbits funcionals territorials (AFT)

Comarques

Administrative divisions of Catalonia

Provinces of Catalonia (4)
Àmbits funcionals territorials of Catalonia (8)
- Comarques of Catalonia (42)
  - Municipalities of Catalonia (947)

Provinces of Catalonia

Àmbits funcionals territorials

Comarques of Catalonia

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

Salvador Illa, current President of the Generalitat of Catalonia

Palace of the Parliament of Catalonia, Barcelona

Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya)

Form of government: Devolved parliamentary legislature within a constitutional monarchy
Capital: Barcelona

Politics of Catalonia

Elections in Catalonia
- 2024 Catalan parliamentary election
Political parties in Catalonia
- Major parties:
  - Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (Socialist's Party of Catalonia) — ruling political party
    - Units per Avançar (United to Advance)
  - Junts per Catalunya (Together for Catalonia)
    - Moviment d'Esquerres (Left Movement)
  - Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (Republican Left of Catalonia)
  - Partit Popular Català (People's Party of Catalonia)
  - Vox
  - Catalunya en Comú (Catalonia in Common)
  - Candidatura d'Unitat Popular (Popular Unity Candidacy)
    - Endavant (Forward-Socialist Organization of National Liberation)
    - Poble Lliure (Free People)
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

Executive Council of Catalonia

President of Catalonia (President de la Generalitat de Catalunya): Salvador Illa
- Cabinet (Catalonia Government 2024 - term of office).
- List of presidents of the Government of Catalonia
List of vice presidents of Catalonia
International relations of Catalonia
Palace of the Generalitat of Catalonia – main headquarters of the Catalan Government located in Barcelona

Legislative branch

Parliament of Catalonia (Parlament de Catalunya)
- President of the Parliament of Catalonia (President del Parlament de Catalunya): Josep Rull
- Board of the Parliament of Catalonia
- Parliamentary groups of the Parliament of Catalonia

Other institutions

Council of Statutarian Pledges (Consell de Garanties Estatutàries)
Ombudsman (Síndic de Greuges): Esther Giménez-Salinas
Syndicate of Accounts (Sindicatura de Comptes)
Audiovisual Council of Catalonia (Consell de l'Audiovisual de Catalunya)

Spanish judiciary in Catalonia

High Court of Justice of Catalonia (Tribunal Superior de Justícia de Catalunya, TSJC)

Law and order in Catalonia

Law of Catalonia

Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia
- 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