Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory is situated 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 a…
Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory is situated 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 populous municipality in Spain and the fifth-most populous urban area in the European Union.
Country: Spain
Formation: 801 (County of Barcelona) · 1137 (Dynastic union with Aragon) · 1173 (Legal definition of Catalonia) · 1516 (Dynastic union with Castile under Charles I) · 1716 (Nueva Planta)
Statute(s) of Autonomy: 1932 (First Statute) · 1979 (Second Statute) · 2006 (Third Statute – in force)
Capital (and largest city): Barcelona
Province(s): Barcelona · Girona · Lleida · Tarragona
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