The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Catalonia: Catalonia – nationality and autonomous community of Spain, located on the northeastern corner of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. With 7,7 million inhabitants, it is the second most populous Spanish autonomous community, as well a major industrial and touristic powerhouse. Once a polity within the Crown of Aragon known as the Principality of Catalonia, it was integrated in to the Monarchy of Spain at the beginning of the 16th century. It lost its separate status, public law and institutions in 1714, after Bourbon victory on the War of the Spanish Succession. Throughout the nineteenth century, it became an industrial center while workers' movements and Catalan nationalism appeared. The Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939) granted it self-government, defending the Republican cause during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), while experiencing a revolutionary process. The dictatorship of Francisco Franco abolished autonomy and repressed liberties and Catalan culture and language. After his death and the subsequent transition to democracy (1975-1981), self-government was restored.

General reference

Geography of Catalonia

Geography of Catalonia

Environment of Catalonia

Natural geographic features of Catalonia

Regions of Catalonia

Administrative divisions of Catalonia

Administrative divisions of Catalonia

Provinces of Catalonia

Àmbits funcionals territorials

Comarques of Catalonia

• Alt Camp • Alt Empordà • Alt Penedès • Alt Urgell • Alta Ribagorça • Anoia • Aran (unique territorial entity) • Bages • Baix Camp • Baix Ebre • Baix Empordà • Baix Llobregat • Baix Penedès • Barcelonès • Berguedà • Cerdanya • Conca de Barberà • Garraf • Garrigues • Garrotxa • Gironès • Lluçanès • Maresme • Moianès • Montsià • Noguera • Osona • Pallars Jussà • Pallars Sobirà • Pla de l'Estany • Pla d'Urgell • Priorat • Ribera d'Ebre • Ripollès • Segarra • Segrià • Selva • Solsonès • Tarragonès • Terra Alta • Urgell • Vallès Occidental • Vallès Oriental

Municipalities of Catalonia

Municipalities of Catalonia (947)

Demography of Catalonia

Most populous municipalities :

Government and politics of Catalonia

Politics of Catalonia

Branches of the government of Catalonia

Executive branch

Legislative branch

Judicial branch

Law and order in Catalonia

Law of Catalonia

Local government in Catalonia

Local government of Catalonia

History of Catalonia

History of Catalonia

By period

By subject

By municipalities

Culture of Catalonia

Culture of Catalonia

The arts in Catalonia

Catalan art

Languages of Catalonia

Languages in Catalonia

People of Catalonia

Ethno-linguistic groups of Catalonia:

Sports in Catalonia

Sport in Catalonia

Economy and infrastructure of Catalonia

Economy of Catalonia

Education in Catalonia

Education in Catalonia