Catalonia (historic territory)

:This article is about the historic territory of Catalonia. For the Spanish autonomous community, see Catalonia. For the historic part of Catalonia under French jurisdiction, see Northern Catalonia

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Spanish - Autonomous community - Catalonia - French - Jurisdiction - Northern Catalonia

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Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya ; Spanish: Cataluña ; Aranese: Catalonha ; French: Catalogne) is a formerly independent country in southern Europe, situated in the current north-east of Spain and the adjoining portion of France.

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Catalan - Spanish - Aranese - French - Europe - Spain - France

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The historic territory of Catalonia corresponds to the present-day Autonomous Community of Catalonia (also named Southern or Spanish Catalonia with respect to French or Northern one), plus other territories including Northern Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya Nord), part of France since the 1659 Treaty of the Pyrenees, and the small Franja de Ponent or Western Strip, which is also disputedly considered part of the historic territory of Aragon because of several Aragon-Catalonia border changes throughout history.

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Autonomous Community of Catalonia - Northern Catalonia - Catalan - Treaty of the Pyrenees - Franja de Ponent - Aragon - Border

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The term Catalonia is usually now used to mean the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, a Spanish autonomous community with limited political sovereignty.

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Autonomous Community of Catalonia - Sovereignty

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Catalan nationalists view Catalonia as a stateless nation. In September 2005, the Catalan Parliament approved (with the support of 120 deputies to 15) the definition of Catalonia as a nation in the text of the new Catalan Statute (autonomous basic law). This issue is currently in discussion in the Spanish Cortes or Parliament.

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Catalan nationalists - Nation - Catalan Parliament - Catalan Statute - Cortes

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Some Catalan nationalist circles may also use the term Catalonia as a synonym of Catalan Countries (Catalan: Països Catalans), that refers to the concept of a nation including all territories where the Catalan language is spoken.

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Catalan nationalist - Catalan Countries - Catalan language

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