Outline of Catalonia
Appearance
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 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
Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939) granted it self-government, defending the Republican cause during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). 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
- cellphones
Geography of Catalonia
Geography of Catalonia
- Catalonia is...
- an autonomous community of Spain with the status of "nationality"
- an
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere, on the Prime meridian
- Eurasia
- 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
- South: Alcanar, Montsià 40°31′N 0°30′E / 40.517°N 0.500°E
- East: Cap de Creus, Alt Empordà 42°19′N 3°19′E / 42.317°N 3.317°E
- West: Tossal del Rei, Montsià 40°44′N 0°9′E / 40.733°N 0.150°E
- 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
- 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)
- Dry Mediterranean(Bsk)
- Maritime (Cfb)
- Alpine (ET/H)
Natural geographic features of Catalonia
Regions of Catalonia
Administrative divisions of Catalonia
Administrative divisions of Catalonia
- Provinces of Catalonia (4)
- Àmbits funcionals territorials of Catalonia(8)
Provinces of Catalonia
- Barcelona
- Girona
- Lleida
- Tarragona
Àmbits funcionals territorials
- Alt Pirineu i Aran
- Àmbit Metropolità de Barcelona
- Camp de Tarragona
- Comarques Centrals
- Comarques Gironines
- Penedès
- Ponent
- Terres de l'Ebre
Comarques of Catalonia
- Alt Camp
- Alt Empordà
- Alt Penedès
- Alt Urgell
- Alta Ribagorça
- Anoia
- Bages
- Baix Camp
- Baix Ebre
- Baix Empordà
- Baix Llobregat
- 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
- Pla d'Urgell
- Priorat
- Ribera d'Ebre
- Ripollès
- Segarra
- Segrià
- Selva
- Solsonès
- Tarragonès
- Terra Alta
- Urgell
- Aran (autonomous territory)
- 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
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
- parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- Institution of self-government: Generalitat of Catalonia(Generalitat de Catalunya)
- Capital: Barcelona
- Elections in Catalonia
- Political parties in Catalonia
- Major parties:
- Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (Republican Left of Catalonia) — ruling political party
- Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (Socialist Party of Catalonia)
- Junts per Catalunya (Together for Catalonia)
- Vox
- Candidatura d'Unitat Popular (Popular Unity Candidacy)
- Catalunya en Comú (Catalonia in Common)
- Ciutadans-Ciudadanos(Citizens)
- Partit Popular Català (People's Party of Catalonia)
- Major parties:
- 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)
- President of Catalonia (President de la Generalitat de Catalunya): Pere Aragonès
- Cabinet(Catalonia Government 2021- term of office).
- Minister of the Presidency (Consellera de la Presidència): Laura Vilagrà
- Minister of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda (Consellera d'Acció Climàtica, Alimentació i Agenda Rural): Teresa Jordà
- Minister of Culture (Consellera de Cultura): Natàlia Garriga
- Minister of Economy (Consellera d'Economia): Natàlia Mas
- Minister of Education (Conseller d'Educació): Josep González
- Minister of Universities and Research (Conseller d'Universitats i Recerca): Joaquim Nadal
- Minister of Digital Policies and Public Administration (Conseller de Polítiques Digitals i Administració Pública): Juli Fernàndez
- Minister of Foreign Action and Transparency (Consellera d'Accio Exterior i Transparència): Meritxell Serret
- Minister of Health (Conseller de Salut): Manel Balcells
- Minister of Home Affairs (Conseller d'Interior): Joan Ignasi Elena
- Minister of Justice (Consellera de Justícia): Gemma Ubasart
- Minister of Social Rights (Conseller de Drets Socials): Carles Campuzano
- Minister of Enterprise and Work (Conseller d'Empresa i Treball): Roger Torrent
- Minister of Equality and Feminisms (Consellera d'Igualtat i Feminismes): Tània Verge
- Secretary of the Government (Secretari del Govern): Xavier Bernadí
- Government Spokesperson (Portaveu del Govern): Patrícia Plaja
- 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)
Legislative branch
- Parliament of Catalonia (Parlament de Catalunya)
- Acting President of the Parliament of Catalonia (President del Parlament de Catalunya): Alba Vergés
Judicial branch
- High Court of Justice of Catalonia (Tribunal Superior de Justícia de Catalunya, TSJC)
Law and order in 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
- Law enforcement in Catalonia
- Mossos d'Esquadra (Police force of Catalonia)
- Penal system of Catalonia
Local government in Catalonia
History of Catalonia
History of Catalonia | |
---|---|
27 BC – 476 AD |