catalonia

Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory lies on the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, to... Wikipedia

Status: Autonomous community (styled as nationality)
Formation: 801 (County of Barcelona), 1137 (Dynastic union with Aragon), 1283 (Catalan constitutions), 1516 (Dynastic union with Castile under Charles I), 1716 (Nueva Planta)
Statute of Autonomy: 9 September 1932, 18 September 1979, 9 August 2006 (in force)
Capital, and largest city: Barcelona
Type: Devolved government in a constitutional monarchy
Body: Generalitat of Catalonia
President: Pere Aragonès (ERC)
Parliament Speaker: Anna Erra (Junts)
Legislature: Parliament of Catalonia
Congress of Deputies: 48 Deputies (of 350)
Senate: 24 Senators (of 265)
Area rank: 6th in Spain
Population (2023): 8,005,784
Rank: 2nd in Spain (16%)
Time zone: CET (UTC+1)
Summer (DST): CEST (UTC+2)
Area code: +34 93 (Barcelona area), +34 97 (rest of Catalonia)
ISO 3166 code: ES-CT
Official languages: Catalan, Occitan (Aranese), Catalan Sign Language, Spanish
Patron saints: Saint George (Sant Jordi), Virgin of Montserrat
Website: gencat.cat
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