Catalonia

Catalonia kătəlōˈnēə [key], Catalan Catalunya, Span. Cataluña, autonomous community, 12,390 sq mi (32,090 sq km), NE Spain, stretching from the Pyrenees at the French border southward along the Mediterranean Sea.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• History
• Land and Economy

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