Outline of Catalonia

Geography of Catalonia

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 metres (10,312 ft) 42°40′N 1°23′E

Low: Mediterranean coast at 0 metres (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

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

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

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

Catalan parliamentary election, 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

Political parties in Catalonia

Major parties:

Partit Demòcrata Europeu Català (Catalan European Democratic Party) — ruling political party

Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (Republican Left of Catalonia) — ruling political party

Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (Socialist Party of Catalonia)

Catalunya Sí que es Pot (Catalonia Yes We Can)

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

Executive branch

Government of Catalonia (Govern de Catalunya)

President of Catalonia (President de la Generalitat de Catalunya): Carles Puigdemont

Vice President of Catalonia (Vicepresident del Govern de Catalunya): Oriol Junqueras

Cabinet (Catalonia Government 2016- term of office).

Minister of the Presidency (Consellera de la Presidència): Neus Munté

Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food (Consellera d'Agricultura, Ramaderia, Pesca i Alimentació): Meritxell Serret

Minister of Culture (Conseller de Cultura): Santi Vila

Minister of Economy (Conseller d'Economia i Coneixement): Oriol Junqueras

Minister of Education (Consellera d'Ensenyament): Meritxell Ruiz

Minister of Enterprise and Knowledge (Conseller d'Empresa i Coneixement): Jordi Baiget

Minister of Governance (Consellera de Governació): Meritxell Borràs

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Institutional Relations and Transparency (Conseller d'Afers Exteriors, Relacions Institucionals i Transparència): Raül Romeva

Minister of Health (Conseller de Salut): Antoni Comín

Minister of Home Affairs (Conseller d'Interior): Jordi Jané

Minister of Justice (Conseller de Justícia): Carles Mundó

Minister of Planning and Sustainability (Conseller de Territori i Sostenibilitat): Josep Rull

Minister of Social Welfare, Family and Work (Consellera de Benestar Social, Família i Treball): Dolors Bassa

Secretary of the Government (Secretari del Govern): Joan Vidal

Government Spokesperson (Portaveu del Govern): Neus Munté

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): Carme Forcadell

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

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

Catalan constitutional referendum, 2006

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

Penal system of Catalonia

Mossos d'Esquadra (Police force of Catalonia)

History of Catalonia

Principality of Catalonia

Catalan Republic

Economic history of Catalonia

Military history of Catalonia

Political history of Catalonia

Current events of Catalonia

Culture of Catalonia

Architecture of Catalonia

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

Art in Catalonia

Cinema of Catalonia

Catalan comedy

Literature of Catalonia

Music of Catalonia

Television in Catalonia

Theatre in Catalonia

Museums in Catalonia

Libraries in Catalonia

Languages of Catalonia

Official languages:

Catalan language

Spanish language

Aranese dialect of Gascon (Occitan language)

People of Catalonia

Ethno-linguistic groups of Catalonia:

Catalan people

Spanish people

Ethnic minorities in Catalonia

Sports 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

Education in Catalonia

High education in Catalonia

List of universities of Catalonia

List of colleges of Catalonia