Catalina Espinosa
Research expert covering society, economy, and politics for Europe and the EU
Catalonia - Statistics & Facts
Facing the Mediterranean Sea and bordering France and Andorra, Catalonia is Spain's second-largest autonomous community. Inhabited since prehistoric times, the region has seen its territory conquered by various civilizations, leading to the foundation of historically important cities such as Barcelona and Tarragona. Today, it is inhabited by more than eight million people, having increased its population by more than a million in the first decade of the 21st century.
