Catalonia
Autonomous community and nationality in Spain
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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 (regions), 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.
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EU's top court rejects Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont's claim to MEP status Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:17Published | |
Does a low turnout for La Diada rally mark a loss of momentum for Catalonia's independence movement? Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:40Published | |
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