Catalonia (Concert of Europe)

Catalonia (Spanish: Cataluña, Catalan: Catalunya) is a province in the northeastern corner of continental : it is bordered by the to its east and south,  to its north,  to its west, and  to its southwest. Catalonia, like most of northern Spain, has never been in Moorish hands: in the Middle Ages, it was the heart of the Kingdom of Aragon, and became a part of Spain when the monarchies of Castile and Aragon united.

Today, Catalonia is the cultural heart of the Catalan region (which also includes Aragon, Valencia and the )): the province is officially bilingual, and Catalan is much more used than Spanish for everyday matters. It is a quite industrialized region, and its capital,, is among the largest cities of Europe and one of the most culturally active.