Catalunya (Catalonha en occità, Cataluña en castellà) és una nacionalitat i una comunitat autònoma d'Espanya. Situada al nord-est de la Península Ibèrica, comprèn la majoria del territori històric del Principat de Catalunya, a excepció de la Catalunya Nord, sota administració francesa. Catalunya és reconeguda com a nació en el preàmbul del seu Estatut d'Autonomia aprovat per referèndum el 2006.
Cataluña (en catalán Catalunya, en aranés Catalonha) es una nacionalidad y una comunidad autónoma española situada al noreste de la Península Ibérica. Ocupa un territorio de unos 32.000 km² que limita al norte con Francia y Andorra, al este con el Mar Mediterráneo, al sur con la Comunidad Valenciana, y al oeste con Aragón. Tiene una franja marítima de unos 580 kilómetros. La capital de Cataluña es la ciudad de Barcelona.
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Catalonia - Catalonia
The Autonomous Community of Catalonia in ► Spain, is a nationalitay and an autonomous community of Spain, located on the northeastern extremity of the Iberian Peninsula. Shares borders with ► France and ► Andorra North, Aragon West, and Valencia to the south and has a 580km coastline on the Mediterranean Sea to the east. To the south east in the Mediterranean Sea lie the ► Balearic Islands.
Map of the geological units of Catalonia (in spanish)
Land use map in Catalonia, 2002
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