Comunitat Autònoma de Catalunya
Comunidad Autónoma de Cataluña
Comunautat Autonoma de Catalonha

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Capital	Barcelona
Official languages	Spanish and Catalan In Val d'Aran, also Aranese.
Area  – Total  – % of Spain	Ranked 6th  32 114 km²  6,3%
Population  – Total (2005)  – % of Spain  – Density	Ranked 2nd  6 995 206  15,9%  217,82/km²
GDP	Total (2002) GDP: $146.1 billion GDP per /capita: $26,550 (2nd) Image File history File links Flag_of_Catalonia. ... Flag of Catalonia, proportions 2:3 The flag of Catalonia is said to be one of the oldest of the world. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia (Spain). ... An official language is a language that is given a privileged legal status in a state, or other legally-defined territory. ... Catalan (Català) or Valencian (Valencià) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra and co-official in several regions of Spain. ... Val dAran, a small valley (620. ... Aranese (Aranès or Aranais) is a dialect of Gascon (which is part of the Occitan language group of the Romance languages), spoken in Spain, where it is an official language. ... -1... Here is a list of the autonomous communities of Spain in order of area. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 10,000 km² and 100,000 km². ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... Here is a list of the autonomous communities of Spain in order of population. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Demonym  – English  – Spanish  – Catalan	Catalan  catalán (m; catalana (f)  català (m); catalana (f)
Statute of Autonomy	December 22, 1979
ISO 3166-2	ES-CT
National anthem	Els Segadors
Parliamentary representation  – Congress seats  – Senate seats	46  7
President	Pasqual Maragall i Mira (PSC)
Political information

Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya; Spanish: Cataluña; Aranese: Catalonha) is one of the seventeen autonomous communities that constitute Spain. Its territory corresponds to most of the historic territory of the former Principality of Catalonia. The autonomous community of Catalonia covers an area of 31,950 km² with an official population of 6.8 million (2004). Immigrants represent 6.8% of the total population. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Catalan (Català) or Valencian (Valencià) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra and co-official in several regions of Spain. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is formally recognized by a countrys government as their official national song. ... Els Segadors (The Reapers) is the national anthem of Catalonia. ... The Cortes Generales (English: General Courts) is the Spanish legislature. ... ... The Spanish Senate (Spanish: Senado) is the upper house of the Cortes Generales, Spains legislative branch. ... From 1359 to 1367, the highest-ranking deputy of the Generalitat de Catalunya filled the role of a president. ... Pasqual Maragall i Mira (born January 13, 1941) is the 127th President of Generalitat de Catalunya (the autonomous system of government of the Spanish Region of Catalonia). ... Categories: Stub | Catalan political parties ... This is the main article about the politic activity in Catalonia. ... Catalan (Català) or Valencian (Valencià) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra and co-official in several regions of Spain. ... Aranese (Aranés or Aranais) is a dialect of Gascon (which is part of the Occitan language group of the Romance languages), spoken in Val dAran, in Spain, where it is an official language. ... Autonomous communities of Spain. ... Catalonia or the Principality of Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya or Principat de Catalunya ; Spanish: Cataluña or Principado de Cataluña; Aranese: Catalonha or Principautat de Catalonha ; French: Catalogne or Principauté de Catalogne) is a historic region in southern Europe, formerly an independent country, embracing a territory now situated in the...

Catalonian was officially recognised as a nationality in the Catalan Statute of Autonomy enacted in 1979 pursuant to the Spanish Constitution of 1978. In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Politics of Catalonia. ... The Spanish Constitution of 1978 is the culmination of the Spanish transition to democracy. ...

Official languages are Catalan, Spanish (also known as Castilian), and (in Val d'Aran) Aranese. An official language is a language that is given a privileged legal status in a state, or other legally-defined territory. ... Val dAran, a small valley (620. ...

Government of Catalonia

The Government of Catalonia is known as the Generalitat in the Catalan language. It consists of a Parliament, a President and an Executive Council. [1] The Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia ) is the institution in which the self-government of Catalonia is politically organised. ...

The Parliament of Catalonia has 135 seats. It serves as the legislative body of government.[2]

The President and the Executive Council serve as the executive authority. They are selected by the Parliament. The Government of Catalonia consists of 16 departments or ministries. [3]

Local governments include comarques (roughly equivalent to counties), as well as smaller forms of municipal administration. See comarques of Catalonia for the official division into comarca. Catalonia is divided into four provinces: Barcelona, Girona (Gerona in Spanish), Lleida (Lérida in Spanish, Lhèida in Aranese), Tarragona. This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... In addition to its seventeen autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces. ... Barcelona is a province of eastern Spain, in the center of the autonomous community of Catalonia. ... Girona province Girona is a province of eastern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. ... Lleida province Lleida is a province of eastern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Catalonia | Provinces of Spain ...

Girona

Download high resolution version (1280x960, 274 KB)A river in Girona, Spain This picture was taken by me (Filip Maljkovic) on July 2nd, 2004 at 14:57, when I was in Girona on a tourist trip. ... Download high resolution version (1280x960, 274 KB)A river in Girona, Spain This picture was taken by me (Filip Maljkovic) on July 2nd, 2004 at 14:57, when I was in Girona on a tourist trip. ...

Catalan Self-government

After Franco's death (1975) and the adoption of a democratic constitution in Spain (1978), Catalonia recovered its autonomous status (lost with the fall of the Second Spanish Republic at the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War in 1939). Francisco Franco Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (pron. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The Spanish Constitution of 1978 is the culmination of the Spanish transition to democracy. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... History of Spain series Prehistoric Spain Roman Spain Medieval Spain -Visigoths -Al-Andalus -Age of Reconquest Age of Expansion Age of Enlightenment Reaction and Revolution First Spanish Republic The Restoration Second Spanish Republic Spanish Civil War The Dictatorship Modern Spain Topics Economic History Military History Social History Flag of the... The Spanish Civil War (July 1936–April 1939) was a conflict in which the incumbent Second Spanish Republic and political left-wing groups fought against a right-wing nationalist insurrection led by General Francisco Franco, who eventually succeeded in ousting the Republican government and establishing a dictatorship. ...

With few exceptions, most of the justice system is administered by national judicial institutions. The legal system is uniform throughout the Spanish State, with the exception of so-called "civil law". This is administered separately within Catalonia [4]. Catalan civil law provides for an ombudsman (Síndic de Greuges) [5] to address problems that may arise between private citizens or organizations and the Generalitat or local governments. Civil law is a codified system of law that sets out a comprehensive system of rules that are applied and interpreted by judges. ... Look up Ombudsman in Wiktionary, the free dictionary An ombudsman is an official, usually (but not always) appointed by the government, who is charged with representing the interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints reported by individual citizens. ... The Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia ) is the institution in which the self-government of Catalonia is politically organised. ...

The region has gradually achieved a greater degree of autonomy since 1979. After the Navarre and the Basque Country regions, Catalonia has the greatest level of self-government in Spain. The Generalitat holds exclusive jurisdiction in various matters of culture, environment, communications, transportation, commerce, public safety and local governments. [6] In many aspects relating to education, health and justice, the region shares jurisdiction with the Spanish government. [7] One example of Catalonia's degree of autonomy is its own police force, the Mossos d'Esquadra (literally 'squad lads'), which is currently in the process of taking over most of the role within Catalonia of the Guardia Civil and Policía Nacional, which are under the authority of the Spanish national government. However, even at the end of the transition process in 2008 [8], the Spanish government will keep a few agents in the region for matters relating to terrorism and immigration. Like the Mossos d'Esquadra, national police forces are under the authority of the government of Catalonia [9]. Navarre (Spanish Navarra, Basque Nafarroa) is an autonomous community and province of Spain. ... Capital Gasteiz Official languages Spanish and Basque Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 14th  7 234 km²  1,4% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 7th  2 108 281  5,0%  291,44/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Spanish  â€“ Basque  Basque  vasco/a euskal herritar, euskaldun GDP GDP/Cápita 30. ... The Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia ) is the institution in which the self-government of Catalonia is politically organised. ... Mosso dEsquadra in dress uniform Mossos dEsquadra (lit. ... Guardia Civil (Civil Guard in Spanish) is the name of several police forces: Guardia Civil (Spain) Guardia Civil (Peru) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Policia Nacional is the countrywide police agency of Spain. ... Mosso dEsquadra in dress uniform Mossos dEsquadra (lit. ...

As an autonomous community of Spain, Catalonia has no official status or recognition at an international level. However, as the region has progressively gained a greater degree of autonomy in recent years, the Catalan Government has opened some representative offices overseas. Most of these carry out limited functions such as the promotion of Catalan culture, trade and foreign investment, and even the hiring of foreign labour (with a view toward easing problems with illegal immigration). [10][11][12][13]

Language

Catalonia is the original heartland of the Catalan language, and remains the most important and largest territory where the language is spoken. Catalan (Català) or Valencian (Valencià) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra and co-official in several regions of Spain. ... Catalan grammar is the grammar of the Catalan language. ... // Diachronical Phonological Features in Relation to Latin Several characteristic features of Catalan as a Romance language: Like Occitan, loss of Latin final unstressed vowels, except -a; and then after some of the resulting consonantic groups a support vowel appears, e. ... The Institut dEstudis Catalans (IEC) is an academic institution. ... The Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua (Valencian Academy of Language) is an institution created on September 16, 1998, which depends on the Presidency of the Generalitat Valenciana. ... For other perspectives on the History of Catalonia, see also: History of Europe; History of Spain; History of France; Kings of Aragon; Catalonia (historic territory). ... History of Spain series Prehistoric Spain Roman Spain Medieval Spain - Visigoths - Al-Andalus - Age of Reconquest Age of Expansion Age of Enlightenment Reaction and Revolution First Spanish Republic The Restoration Second Spanish Republic Spanish Civil War The Dictatorship Transition to Democracy Modern Spain Topics Economic History Military History Social History... History of Spain series Prehistoric Spain Roman Spain Medieval Spain - Visigoths - Al-Andalus - Age of Reconquest Age of Expansion Age of Enlightenment Reaction and Revolution First Spanish Republic The Restoration Second Spanish Republic Spanish Civil War The Dictatorship Transition to Democracy Modern Spain Topics Economic History Military History Social History... The Treaty of the Pyrenees was a treaty signed in 1659 to end the war between France and Spain that had begun in 1635 during the Thirty Years War. ... // Origin: The Corts of Barcelona The Catalan constitutions were promulgated by the Corts of Barcelona (corts being the Catalan for courts). ... The Nueva Planta decrees (Spanish:Decretos de Nueva Planta, Catalan: Decrets de Nova Planta) were a number of decrees signed between 1707 and 1716 by Philip V—the first Bourbon king of Spain—shortly after the end of the War of the Spanish Succession. ... Map of Catalan Countries with current political borders Països catalans is a political invention, not much older than a century, elaborated by politicians and ideologists of Catalonia who dreamed with a Great Catalonia independent of Spain and formed by the catalan counties (Catalonia), the French Roussillon, a band of... Capital Valencia Official languages Valencian (Catalan) and Castillian (Spanish) Area  â€“ total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 8th  23,255 km²  4,6% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 4th  4,692,449  10,6%  201. ... Capital Palma de Mallorca Official languages Catalan and Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 17th  4 992 km²  1,0% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 14th  916 968  2,2%  183,69/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Catalan  â€“ Spanish Balearic balear balear Statute of Autonomy March 1, 1983 ISO 3166... ... The Franja de Ponent (Catalan for Western Strip) refers to four comarques in the east of the Autonomous Community of Aragon, which are historically and linguistically Catalan, in contrast to the Castillian- (and historically Aragonese-) speaking areas of western Aragon. ... Old city wall and new sea wall, Alghero Alghero (LAlguer in Catalan and SAlighera in Sardinian), is a town of about 35,000 inhabitants. ... The Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia ) is the institution in which the self-government of Catalonia is politically organised. ... Capital Valencia Official languages Valencian (Catalan) and Spanish (Castilian) Area  – total  – % of Spain Ranked 8th  23 255 km²  4,6% Population  – Total (2003)  – % of Spain  – Density Ranked 4th  4 326 708  10,3%  186,05/km² Demonym  – English  – Valencian  – Spanish  Valencian  valencià/valenciana  valenciano/valenciana Statute of Autonomy July 10... The General Council of the Valleys (in Catalan, Consell General de les Valls) is the unicameral parliament of Andorra. ... Castells are human towers that are traditionally built during festivals in many places in Catalonia, Spain. ... Correfocs in Barcelona Catalonias festivals and traditions unify Catalan society and help to give it its particular character. ... Catalan myths and legends are the traditional myths and legends of the Catalan-speaking world, especially Catalonia itself, passed down for generations as part of that regions popular culture. ... Catalan-language writers Gabriel Alomar Vicent Andrés Estellés Pere Calders Salvador Espriu i Castelló Joan Fuster Manuel de Pedrolo i Molina J.V. Foix Maria de la Pau Janer Joan Maragall i Gorina Miquel Martí i Pol Jesús Moncada Jesús Montcada i Estruga Quim Monzó Teresa... Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (25 June 1852 – 10 June 1926) was a Catalan architect famous for his unique style and highly individualistic designs. ... Modernisme in Catalan, (not to be confused with modernism) is the Catalan variant of Art Nouveau. ... 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Catalan is one of the two official languages of Catalonia, as established in the Catalan Statute of Autonomy [14]: the other is Spanish (Castilian), which is the language throughout Spain (its official status confirmed by the 1978 Spanish Constitution). Catalonia has regulated its institutions and their various jurisdictions within the framework provided by the Spanish constitution in the "Sau Statute."

The linguistic similarity of Spanish and Catalan eases bilingualism, but it should be noted that the two are not dialects of a single language. Catalan is properly regarded by most linguists as being an Ibero-Romance language (the group that includes Spanish). It has many features of Gallo-Romance languages such as French. The term bilingualism (from bi meaning two and lingua meaning language) can refer to rather different phenomena. ... Linguistics is the scientific study of human language, and someone who engages in this study is called a linguist or linguistician. ... The formation of Iberian Romance languages followed more or less this process: A common Latin/Romance language with dialectal differences was spoken throughout the ancient Roman Empire. ... The Gallo-Romance branch of Romance languages includes French, Oïl languages, Catalan, and Occitan, among other languages. ...

Occitan, in its Aranese variety (a dialect of Gascon) is official and subject to special protection in the Val d'Aran (Aran Valley). This small region of 7,000 is the only place where Occitan (spoken mainly in France and some Italian valleys) has full official status. Occitan, or lenga dòc, or languedoc, is a Romance language (or group of languages), spoken mainly in southern France. ... The Gascon language is an Occitan dialect mostly spoken in Gascony (in the French départements of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées, Landes, Gers, Gironde, a part of Lot-et-Garonne, a part of Haute-Garonne, and a part of Ariège), and in the small Spanish... Val dAran, a small valley (620. ...

Literacy

According to the 2001 Linguistic Census [15], about 5,900,000 people in Catalonia, nearly 95% of residents, understand the Catalan language. The percentage of people aged two and older who can speak, read and write Catalan is as follows:

Over the last 20 years, knowledge of Catalan has advanced significantly in all these areas, with the ability to write it having experienced the most pronounced increase, from 31.6% of the population in 1986 to 49.8% in 2001.

By age groups, those between 10 and 29 have the higher level of Catalan-language literacy (e.g., 98.2% aged 10–14 understand it, and 85.2% can write it); this is attributed to these individuals having received their full education in Catalan.

Geographically, Catalan is most understood in northwest Catalonia (Alt Pirineu, Val d'Aran), at 97.4%, followed by south and western Catalonia, whereas Barcelona's metropolitan area sees the lowest knowledge, at 93.8%. The situation is analogous for written-language skills, with central Catalonia scoring the highest percentages (61.4%), and Barcelona the lowest (46.4%). Val dAran, a small valley (620. ... Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia (Spain). ...

Barcelona is one of the centres of the Spanish book industry in Spanish and the main one for Catalan-language publishing.

Social Use

According to a study carried out in 2003 by the Generalitat de Catalunya [16], Catalan is used by 50.1% of the population in everyday situations.

Significantly, over 55% of respondents use Spanish to address their parents (versus 42% who choose Catalan). This is attributed to massive immigration from southern Spain from the second half of the 20th century until the 1980s, as a consequence of which many Catalans have one or both parents from outside Catalonia. However, a majority (52.6%) use Catalan with their children (42.3% Spanish). This can be attributed to some Spanish-speaking citizens shifting from their mother tongue to Catalan at home.

Outside the family, 48.6% of the population indicate that they address strangers exclusively or preferentially in Catalan, while the proportion of those who use Spanish is 41.7%. 8.6% claim to use both equally.

See Catalan language for further information. Catalan (Català) or Valencian (Valencià) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra and co-official in several regions of Spain. ...

Aranese

According to the 2001 Aranese Linguistic Census [17], knowledge of Aranese in the Occitan-speaking territory of Aran is as follows: Aranese (Aranès or Aranais) is a dialect of Gascon (which is part of the Occitan language group of the Romance languages), spoken in Spain, where it is an official language. ...

Comparing to previous data from 1996, the number of those able to understand Aranese has declined slightly (90.5% in 1996), while at the same time there has been a marginal increase in the number of those able to write it (24.97% in 1996).

By age groups, the largest percentage of those with knowledge of Aranese is in the 15-19 and 65-69 groups (both above 96%), while those aged 30-34 score lowest (just over 80%). Literacy is higher in the 10-19 group with over 88% declaring themselves able to read, and 76% able to write Aranese. Those over 80 are the least literate, with only about 1.5% of them being able to write the language.

According to their place of origin, it is significant to note that in the Val d'Aran those born outside Spain outnumber Spaniards born outside Aran and Catalonia in the active use of Aranese (17% of non-Spaniards can write Aranese, while the percentage for Spaniards excluding Catalans is 10%).

Present-day Parliament of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, held in Barcelona.

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Politics of Catalonia

See also Politics of Catalonia

The first Catalan constitutions are of the Corts of Barcelona from 1283. The last ones were promulgated by the court of 1702. The compilations of the constitutions and other rights of Catalonia followed the Roman tradition of the Codex. This is the main article about the politic activity in Catalonia. ... // Origin: The Corts of Barcelona The Catalan constitutions were promulgated by the Corts of Barcelona (corts being the Catalan for courts). ... For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ... Events March 8 - William III died; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England, Scotland and Ireland. ...

During the 19th and 20th centuries, Catalonia was one of the main centres of Spanish industrialisation.

The struggle between the Barcelonese conservative bourgeoisie and the working class, often immigrants from the rest of Spain, dominated Catalan politics.

Catalan nationalist and federalist movements arose in the nineteenth century, and when the Second Republic was declared in 1931, Catalonia became an autonomous region. Following the fall of the Second Republic after the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39, the authoritarian dictatorship of General Francisco Franco annulled Catalonia's autonomy statute and prohibited any public usage, official promotion or recognition of the Catalan language (although its private everday use was never proscribed). During the last decade of Franco's rule, there was a resurgence of nationalist sentiment in Catalonia as in the other 'historic' region of the Basque provinces. 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Francisco Franco Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (pron. ...

Following Franco's death in 1975 and the restoration of full democracy by 1978, Catalonia regained its status as an autonomous region within Spain. The Catalan nationalist leader Jordi Pujol came to power in the first regional elections in 1980 and his two-party coalition, Convergence and Unity (Convergència i Unió or CiU), won successive elections for 23 years. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Jordi Pujol i Soley (born June 9, 1930) was the leader of the party Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya (CDC) from 1974 to 2003. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX in Roman) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Convergence and Unity (Convergència i Unió, CiU) is a political party in Catalonia, Spain. ...

Terra Lliure ("Free Land"), which was essentially a terrorist group, sought to achieve independence through violence against Spanish interests and the wider population, but it never achieved the infamy or reach of the Basque terrorist organisatoin ETA, and disbanded after negotiations with the national government. Terra Lliures symbol is based on the Estelada flag Terra Lliure (meaning “Free Land” in Catalan) was a Catalan nationalist terrorist organization. ... It has been suggested that Demographics of terrorism be merged into this article or section. ... The neutrality of this introduction is disputed. ...

Following the 1996 national elections in Spain, and despite his long track-record as a Catalan nationalist (especially during the Franco era), Pujol surprised many by lending CiU's support to the minority government formed by the conservative - and essentially centralist - People's Party (Partido Popular or PP) led by José María Aznar. Some nationalist factions became increasingly dissatisfied with Pujol's rule, especially the ERC. At the same time, the Party of Catalan Socialists (Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya or PSC), a sister-party of Spain's main socialist party (Partido Socialista Obrero Espanol or PSOE) based in the industrial heartland of Barcelona, began to enjoy renewed electoral popularity. From the left: Mariano Rajoy, Josep Piqué and José María Aznar during the proclamation act of Josep Piqué in September 2003 The Peoples Party (Spanish: Partido Popular) is a large right-wing political party in Spain. ... (help· info) (born in Madrid, Spain on February 25, 1953) was the Prime Minister of Spain (officially, president of the Spanish government) from 1996 to 2004. ... Logo of the Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) party. ... Categories: Stub | Catalan political parties ... Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia (Spain). ...

One of the 'fault-lines' in contemporary Catalan politics arises from the fact that Barcelona, with its strong metropolitan economy, continues to attract migrants from all over Spain and Latin America. As a result, Spanish remains the language spoken by the majority of Barcelona's inhabitants, particularly in working-class areas. By contrast, Catalan remains the predominant language in middle-class and upper-class urban areas, as well as among the region's rural population. The PSC has to some extent become the party of those who resent the dominance of middle-class Catalan nationalists over Barcelona. In any case, while Catalan has undoubtedly experienced a spectacular revival since the death of Franco, the dominant presence of Spanish-speakers will continue to make universal or exclusive use of Catalan unlikely. Recently there has been an influx of African and East European immigrants, but this has not yet influenced the political scene, even though the demographic impact of immigration can clearly be seen on the streets.

At the regional elections held on November 16, 2003, at which Pujol retired, the combined parties of the left defeated the CiU for the first time and Pasqual Maragall i Mira became President of the Generalitat. Maragall's Socialists, however, actually lost seats: the big winners were the Republican Left of Catalonia (Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya or ERC), which favours full Catalan independence, and the Greens. While PSC mantains the post of President of the Generalitat (Maragall), ERC nominates the conseller primer (prime minister) — currently, Bargalló. November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pasqual Maragall i Mira (born January 13, 1941) is the 127th President of Generalitat de Catalunya (the autonomous system of government of the Spanish Region of Catalonia). ... The Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia ) is the institution in which the self-government of Catalonia is politically organised. ... Logo of the Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) party. ...

Maragall's government is a somewhat uneasy coalition between the PSC, the ERC, and the ICV.

Current political issues

Unlike the autonomous communities of Navarre and the Basque Country, Catalonia lacks its own tax system; thus the economic financing of the regional administration depends almost entirely on funds raised by national-government taxation and budgeted to Catalonia. This has become a mainstream issue, particularly as the proposed reform of the Catalan Statute of Autonomy is currently the subject of intense political debate at regional and national level. From an economic perspective, the regional government aims to achieve a high degree of fiscal autonomy (based on the argument that the region pays in more to the national Spanish coffers than it receives). Navarre (Spanish Navarra, Basque Nafarroa) is an autonomous community and province of Spain. ... Capital Gasteiz Official languages Spanish and Basque Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 14th  7 234 km²  1,4% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 7th  2 108 281  5,0%  291,44/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Spanish  â€“ Basque  Basque  vasco/a euskal herritar, euskaldun GDP GDP/Cápita 30. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Politics of Catalonia. ...

There is currently (Autumn 2005) a raging political controversy in Spain as a result of the Catalan parliament's proposed draft of a replacement Autonomy Statute (supported by some 90% of the parliament's elected deputies) which seeks to define Catalonia as a 'nation'[18]. Article 2 of the 1978 Spanish Constitution states that the constitution "is based in the indissoluble unity of the Spanish Nation (Nación)" while also referring to the "right to autonomy of the nationalities and regions (nacionalidades y regiones)". These nationalities and regions are left unnamed in the Constitution. [19] The controversy centers on whether referring to any Autonomous Community of Spain as a "nation" may go against Article 2 and whether the Catalan claim to be a nación rather than a nacionalidad has separatist overtones subversive of the "indissoluble unity" of Spain. There is also a high degree of controversy about the control of all taxes, and a parallel judicial system. One of the most influential doctrines in history is that all humans are divided into groups called nations. ... The Spanish Constitution of 1978 is the culmination of the Spanish transition to democracy. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... Region can be used to mean either: any more or less well-defined geographical area of a country or continent, defined by geography, culture or history in political geography, an administrative subdivision of a country or of the European Union. ... Separatism involves setting oneself or others apart. ...

The proposed Autonomy Statute has been fiercely condemned by centralist political parties and media, whose constant and high profile criticism of the proposed plans has led to citizens in the rest of Spain boycotting Catalan products, and to some high ranking officers of the Spanish Armed Forces warning that they would intervene by military force if a Statute that contravened the Constitution were ever approved.

Parties

• CiU — Convergència i Unió (Convergence and Unity) - federation
  • CDC — Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya (Democratic Convergence of Catalonia)
  • UDC — Unió Democràtica de Catalunya (Democratic Union of Catalonia)
• ERC — Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (Republican Left of Catalonia)
• ICV-EUiA — Iniciativa per Catalunya-Verds – Esquerra Unida i Alternativa (Green Initiative for Catalonia-Left United Alternative)
• PP — Partit Popular (People's Party)
• PSC-PSOE — Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya-Partido Socialista Obrero Español (Socialist Party of Catalonia-Spanish Socialist Workers' Party)

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Summary of votes and seats

Votes and seats are compared with those won at the 1999 election.

 Voters: 5,307,837 Voting: 3,319,276 62.5% Invalid votes: 8,793 00.3% Valid votes: 3,310,483 99.7% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Seats ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Convergència i Unió 1,024,425 30.9 (-06.8) 46 (-10) Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya 544,324 16.4 (+07.7) 23 (+11) Iniciativa Verds-Esquerra Alternativa 241,163 07.3 (+04.8) 9 (+06) Partit Popular 393,499 11.9 (+02.4) 15 (+03) Partit Socialista de Catalunya 1,031,454 31.2 (-06.6) 42 (-10) Others 75,618 02.3 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,310,483 135 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Geography

See also Category:Geography of Catalonia

The Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia borders on Land of Valencia to the south, Aragon to the west, France and Andorra to the north, and the Mediterranean Sea to the east and southeast. Capital Valencia Official languages Valencian (Catalan) and Castillian (Spanish) Area  â€“ total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 8th  23,255 km²  4,6% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 4th  4,692,449  10,6%  201. ... Capital Zaragoza Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 4th  47 719 km²  9,4% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 11th  1 217 514  2,9%  25,51/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Spanish  Aragonese  aragonés Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982 ISO 3166-2 AR Parliamentary representation  â€“ Congress seats  â€“ Senate... Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ...

Mountains:

• Catalan Pyrenees: Val d'Aran in the north face, Pica d'Estats 3141 m., Puigmal 2911 m., Cerdagne depression, Perthus pass (near the ancient Roman road).
• Catalan Litoral mountains: Montseny, Montserrat, Montsant.
• Iberic system: Maestrat.

Foix river

Major rivers: Central Pyrenees The Pyrenees (French: Pyrénées; Spanish: Pirineos; Occitan: Pirenèus or Pirenèas; Catalan Pirineus; Aragonese: Perinés; Basque: Pirinioak) are a range of mountains in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. ... Val dAran, a small valley (620. ... Cerdagne (Catalan: Cerdanya; French: Cerdagne; Spanish: Cerdaña) is a small region of the eastern Pyrenees divided between France and Spain and which is historically one of the counties of Catalonia. ... For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

• Fluvià
• Ter
• Llobregat
• Foix
• Francolí
• Gaià
• Ebre and its tributaries: Noguera, Segre, Valira.

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Environmental Policy

Awareness of environmental problems tends to be much lower in Catalonia (and in Spain as a whole) than in northern Europe. CO₂ emissions in Catalonia have increased by 40% since 1992 and 60% of the region's electricity comes from aging nuclear power stations (a figure exceeded in Europe only by France and Lithuania). Despite Catalonia's change of government in 2004 from a conservative CiU/PP alliance to a "red/green" tripartite coalition of PSC, ERC, and ICV parties, there is little evidence of greater concern for the environment. The ICV was put in charge of the Ministry of the Environment but has largely continued the outgoing administration's environmentally-unfriendly policies. The Ministry's decision to build the controversial Bracons tunnel through an area of outstanding natural beauty, and a scheme to site an incinerator burning 90,000 metric tonnes of industrial waste [20] in a heavily-populated valley are just two cases in point. Although Catalonia participates in many international environmental forums, the political will to pursue "green" polices is generally lacking. This may be explained by the greater acceptance of political corruption found in southern Europe, the fragility of public institutions, and a lack of genuine commitment to grass-roots democracy.

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Catalonia

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• Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
• "La Patum" of Berga (2005)
• Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco, Tarragona
• Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí
• Parc Güell, Barcelona
• Palau Güell, Barcelona
• Casa Milà, Barcelona
• Poblet Monastery, Poblet, Tarragona province
• Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona
• Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona

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• Key dates in Catalan history
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Comarques of Catalonia
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Alt Camp is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Province Girona Capital Figueres Largest city Figueres Demonym   Population (2002) 99,321 Area 1,342. ... Alt Penedès is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Seu dUrgell Largest city Seu dUrgell Demonym   Population (2001) 19,105 hab. ... Alta Ribagorça is one of the comarques of Catalonia. ... Anoia is a comarca (county) in central Catalonia, with its capital at Igualada. ... The comarca (county) of Bages lies in the center of Catalonia. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Tarragona Capital Reus Largest city Reus Demonym   Population (2001) 145,675 hab. ... Baix Ebre is a comarca (county), on the coast in southernCatalonia. ... Baix Empordà is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, one of the two into which Empordà was divided in the comarcal division of 1936. ... Baix Llobregat is a comarca (county) on the coast of Catalonia. ... Baix Penedès is a comarca (county) on the coast of Catalonia. ... Baixa Cerdanya is a comarca (county) in northern Catalonia, in the France and with the principality of Andorra. ... Barcelonès is the most populous and economically important comarca (county) of Catalonia. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Barcelona Capital Berga Largest city Berga Demonym   Population (2001) 37,995 hab. ... Conca de Barberà is a comarca (county) in Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain. ... Garraf is a comarca (a county) in Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital les Borges Blanques Largest city les Borges Blanques Demonym   Population (2002) 18,999 Area 799. ... Garrotxa is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Gironès is a comarca (county) in eastern Catalonia, bordering Selva, Baix Empordà, Alt Empordà and Garrotxa. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Catalonia Capital Mataró Largest city Mataró Demonym m. ... Montsià is the southernmost comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Balaguer Largest city Balaguer Demonym   Population (2001) 34,744 Area 1,733. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Barcelona Capital Vic Largest city Vic Demonym m: osonenc f: osonenca Population (2002) 129,543 Area 1,263. ... Pallars Jussà is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Sort Largest city Sort Demonym   Population (2001) 6,147 Area 1,355. ... Pla de lEstany is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Mollerussa Largest city Mollerussa Demonym   Population (2002) 30,934 Area 304. ... Priorat is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Móra dEbre Largest city Móra dEbre Demonym   Population (2001) 2,656 hab. ... Ripollès is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Cervera Largest city Cervera Demonym   Population (2001) 18,497 Area 721. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Lleida Largest city Lleida Demonym   Population (2001) 166,090 Area 1,393. ... Selva is a coastal comarca (county) in Catalonia, located between the mountain range known as the Serralada Transversal or Puigsacalm and the Costa Brava (part of the Mediterranean coast). ... Solsonès is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Tarragonès is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Terra Alta is a sparsely populated inland comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Tàrrega Largest city Tàrrega Demonym   Population (2001) 31,026 Area 586. ... Val dAran, a small valley (620. ... Vallès Occidental is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Vallès Oriental is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain, European Union. ...
Historical Comarques
Northern Catalonia: Alta Cerdanya | Capcir | Conflent | Rosselló | Vallespir

... Alta Cerdanya or French Cerdanya (French Cerdagne) is an alternative name for the portion of historical Cerdanya, south of the top crest of the Pyrenees, that was ceded to the French crown by the Treaty of the Pyrenees (France and for this reason was chosen as the place to build... Capcir is a catalan comarca, in North Catalonia, and presently under French administration. ... Conflent is a Catalan comarca in North Catalonia, and currently under French administration. ... The comarca of Roussillon (Catalan: Rosselló) is a Catalonian comarca in Northern Catalonia, currently under French administration. ... Vallespir is a Catalan comarca, in North Catalonia and currently under French administration. ...