Outline of Catalonia

Flag of Catalonia

Coat of arms of Catalonia

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

Catalonia – nationality and one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain, located on the northeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula.

General reference

Location of Catalonia within Spain and Europe

• 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 (as the rest of Spain) for mobile cellphones.

Geography of Catalonia

Geography of Catalonia

Satellite view 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...
  • an autonomous community of Spain with the status of "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 42°51′N 0°42′E
    • South: Alcanar, Montsià 40°31′N 0°30′E
    • East: Cap de Creus, Alt Empordà 42°19′N 3°19′E
    • West: Tossal del Rei, Montsià 40°44′N 0°9′E
    • High: Pica d'Estats, Pallars Sobirà at 3,143 m (10,312 ft) 42°40′N 1°23′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)
  • 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 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 (948)

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
• Val d'Aran (autonomous territory)
• Vallès Occidental
• Vallès Oriental

Municipalities of Catalonia

• List of municipalities of Catalonia (number of municipalities: 948)
  • Barcelona (capital)
• 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

Main articles: Government of Catalonia and Politics of Catalonia

Seal of the Generalitat of Catalonia.

• Form of government: Autonomous entity (devolved government), in a parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
• Institution of self-government: Generalitat of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya)
• Seat: Barcelona
• Elections in Catalonia
  • 1932 Catalan parliamentary election
  • 1980 Catalan parliamentary election
  • 1984 Catalan parliamentary election
  • 1988 Catalan parliamentary election
  • 1992 Catalan parliamentary election
  • 1995 Catalan parliamentary election
  • 1999 Catalan parliamentary election
  • 2003 Catalan parliamentary election
  • 2006 Catalan parliamentary election
  • 2010 Catalan parliamentary election
  • 2012 Catalan parliamentary election
  • 2015 Catalan parliamentary election
  • 2017 Catalan parliamentary election
• Political parties in Catalonia
  • Major parties:
    • Junts per Catalunya (Together for Catalonia) — ruling political party
    • Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (Republican Left of Catalonia) — ruling political party
    • Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (Socialist Party of Catalonia)
    • Catalunya en Comú (Catalonia in Common)
    • Ciutadans-Ciudadanos (Citizens)
    • Partit Popular Català (People's Party of Catalonia)
    • Candidatura d'Unitat Popular (Popular Unity Candidacy)
• Queries on Catalonia independence
  • Catalan independence referendums, 2009–2011
  • 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): Quim Torra
    • Vice President of Catalonia (Vicepresident del Govern de Catalunya): Pere Aragonès
    • Cabinet (Catalonia Government 2018- term of office).
      • Minister of the Presidency (Consellera de la Presidència): Meritxell Budó
      • Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food (Consellera d'Agricultura, Ramaderia, Pesca i Alimentació): Teresa Jordà
      • Minister of Culture (Consellera de Cultura): Mariàngela Vilallonga
      • Minister of Economy (Conseller d'Economia i Coneixement): Pere Aragonès
      • Minister of Education (Conseller d'Educació): Josep Bargalló
      • Minister of Enterprise and Knowledge (Consellera d'Empresa i Coneixement): Maria Àngels Chacón
      • Minister of Digital Policies and Public Administration (Conseller de Polítiques Digitals i Administració Pública): Jordi Puigneró
      • Minister of Foreign Action, Institutional Relations and Transparency (Conseller d'Accio Exterior, Relacions Institucionals i Transparència): Alfred Bosch
      • Minister of Health (Consellera de Salut): Alba Vergés
      • Minister of Home Affairs (Conseller d'Interior): Miquel Buch
      • Minister of Justice (Consellera de Justícia): Ester Capella
      • Minister of Planning and Sustainability (Conseller de Territori i Sostenibilitat): Damià Calvet
      • Minister of Social Welfare, Family and Work (Conseller de Benestar Social, Família i Treball): Chakir El Homrani
      • Secretary of the Government (Secretari del Govern): Víctor Cullell
      • Government Spokesperson (Portaveu del Govern): Meritxell Budó
• Council of Statutarian Pledges (Consell de Garanties Estatutàries)
• Ombudsman (Síndic de Greuges): Rafael Ribó
• Syndicate of Accounts (Sindicatura de Comptes)
• Audiovisual Council of Catalonia (Consell de l'Audiovisual de Catalunya)

Legislative branch

• Parliament of Catalonia (Parlament de Catalunya)
  • President of the Parliament of Catalonia (President del Parlament de Catalunya): Roger Torrent

Judicial branch

• High Court of Justice of Catalonia (Tribunal Superior de Justícia de Catalunya, TSJC)
  • President of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia (President del Tribunal Superior de Justícia de Catalunya): 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
  • Draft of New Statute of Autonomy for Catalonia of 2005
  • 2006 Catalan constitutional referendum
• Civil Code of Catalonia
• Capital punishment in Catalonia
• Criminal justice system of Catalonia
• Crime in Catalonia
  • Organized crime 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

Main articles: History of Catalonia and Timeline of Catalan history

• Principality of Catalonia
• Catalan Republic
• Economic history of Catalonia
• History of telephone service in Catalonia
• Military history of Catalonia
• Political history of Catalonia
• Current events of Catalonia

Culture of Catalonia

Culture of Catalonia

• Architecture of Catalonia
• Catalan Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Cuisine of Catalonia
• Festivals in Catalonia
• Humour 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's Day
• Prostitution in Catalonia
• Religion in Catalonia
• Traditions of Catalonia
• Records of Catalonia
• World Heritage Sites in Catalonia

The arts in Catalonia

• Catalan art
• Cinema of Catalonia
• Catalan comedy
• Literature of Catalonia
• Music of Catalonia
• Television in Catalonia
• Theatre in Catalonia
• Museums in Catalonia
• Libraries in Catalonia — Library of Catalonia

Languages of Catalonia

Languages in Catalonia

• Official languages:
  • Catalan language
  • Aranese dialect of Gascon (Occitan language)
  • Spanish language

People of Catalonia

Ethno-linguistic groups of Catalonia:

• Catalan people
• Spanish people
• Ethnic minorities in Catalonia

Sports in Catalonia

Sport in Catalonia

• Basketball in Catalonia
• Football in Catalonia — Catalonia national football team
  • Barça
  • RCD Espanyol
• Rugby in Catalonia
• Hockey in Catalonia

Economy and infrastructure 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

Catalonia

• All pages with titles beginning with Catalonia
• All pages with titles beginning with Catalan
• All pages with titles containing Catalonia
• All pages with titles containing Catalan
• List of Catalonia-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Outline of geography
• Outline of Europe