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Catalonia

Administration

Full name	Catalonia
Native name
Settlement type	Autonomous Community
Anthem	Els Segadors
Country	Spain
Government
Capital	Barcelona
Type	Devolved government in a constitutional monarchy
Body	Generalitat de Catalunya
President	Artur Mas
Geography
Total Area	12396 sq mi (32114 km2)
Area rank	6th (6.3% of Spain)
Demography
Total Population	7535251 (2011)
Density (pop.)	auto/km² (0/sq mi)
Pop. rank	2nd (16% of Spain)
Demonym	Catalan català (m), catalana (f) catalán (m), catalana (f)
Other information
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166-2	CT
Area code	+34 97- (Catalonia) +34 93 (Barcelona)
Official languages	Catalan, Aranese (Occitan) and Spanish
Statute of Autonomy	9 August 2006
Patron saint	Saint George (Sant Jordi)
Parliament	135 deputies
Congress	47 deputies (out of 350)
Senate	16 senators (out of 264)

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Catalonia ( , -cakətəˈɫuɲəIPA or -cakataˈluɲa; , -eskataˈluɲaIPA; , -ockataˈluɲɔIPA) is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the constitutional status of a nationality within Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km2 and has an official population of 7,535,251. It borders France and Andorra to the north, Aragon to the west, the Valencian Community to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the east (580 km coastline). The official languages are Catalan, Spanish and Aranese (Occitan).

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