Flash contingut central
Winter 2012
Special website with advices and ideas for enjoying the winter in topics like health, sustainability, tourism and sport, mobility, culture and safety.
Castells and castellers
Photography exhibition commemorates the first anniversary of the designation of castells as World Cultural Heritage.
Miró returns home
Miró retrospective entitled “L’escala de l’evasió”, bringing together 170 works by the surrealist artist, reflecting 60 years’ work. Until 18 March 2012.
Catalonia
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Geographic location: North-east corner of the Iberian PeninsulaOfficial languages: Catalan and Spanish; also Aranese, in Vall d'Aran only
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Capital: BarcelonaClimate: Mediterranean
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Population: 7.535.251 inhabitants (2011* provisional)Natural spaces: 17 natural parks
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Population density: 232,8 hab/km2 (2009)Currency: euro
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Surface area: 32.107 km2Internet domain: .cat
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GDP: 209.727 millions of euros (2009)Telephone prefix: +34
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GDP per capita: 28.046 euros (2009)Time zone: CET (summer time CEST)
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Immigration rate: 12,5 per 1.000 cit. (2008)National day: September 11th
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Government: Generalitat of CataloniaPatron Saint: Sant Jordi (Saint George)
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National Anthem: Els Segadors (The Reapers)Patroness: Mare de Déu de Montserrat
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