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The '''Catalan countries''' (in Catalan: ''Països Catalans'', abbreviated to ''PPCC'') are a cultural region of south-west [[Europe]] where [[Catalan language|Catalan]] is the native language and where Catalan culture is autochtonous. They include approximately the following territories: | The '''Catalan countries''' (in Catalan: ''Països Catalans'', abbreviated to ''PPCC'') are a cultural region of south-west [[Europe]] where [[Catalan language|Catalan]] is the native language and where Catalan culture is autochtonous. They include approximately the following territories: | ||
* ''[[Northern Catalonia]]'', that is the department of the [[Pyrénées-Orientales]], in southern [[France]], around [[Perpignan]] | * ''[[Northern Catalonia]]'', that is the department of the [[Pyrénées-Orientales]], in southern [[France]], around [[Perpignan]] | ||
* ''[[Andorra]]'', a sovereign state. | * ''[[Andorra]]'', a sovereign state. | ||
* The ''[[Western Strip]]'' ''(Franja de Ponent)'' in the east of the autonomous community of [[Aragon]], in [[Spain]] | * The ''[[Western Strip]]'' ''(Franja de Ponent)'' in the east of the autonomous community of [[Aragon]], in [[Spain]] | ||
* ''[[Catalonia (autonomous community)|Catalonia]]'', an autonomous community in eastern Spain, around [[Barcelona]] | * ''[[Catalonia (autonomous community)|Catalonia]]'', an autonomous community in eastern Spain, around [[Barcelona]] | ||
* The ''[[Valencian | * The ''[[Valencian Community]]'', an autonomous community in eastern Spain, around the [[city of Valencia]] | ||
* The ''[[Balearic Islands]]'', an autonomous community in eastern Spain, around [[Palma]] | * The ''[[Balearic Islands]]'', an autonomous community in eastern Spain, around [[Palma]] | ||
* The ''[[Carche]]'', a little area in the autonomous community of [[Murcia (autonomous community)|Murcia]], in eastern Spain | * The ''[[Carche]]'', a little area in the autonomous community of [[Murcia (autonomous community)|Murcia]], in eastern Spain | ||
* ''[[Alghero]]'', a city and a Catalan linguistic enclave | * ''[[Alghero]]'', a city and a Catalan linguistic enclave on the island of [[Sardinia]], in [[Italy]] | ||
The exact definition of the Catalan countries varies according to the criteria followed: | The exact definition of the Catalan countries varies according to the criteria followed: | ||
* According to strict linguistic criteria, some non-Catalan-speaking areas should not be included the Catalan countries. These are the Occitan area of the [[Fenouillèdes]] in the Pyrénées-Orientales, the Occitan area of [[Aran Valley]] in Catalonia and the peripherical Spanish-speaking areas of the Valencian | * According to strict linguistic criteria, some non-Catalan-speaking areas should not be included the Catalan countries. These are the Occitan area of the [[Fenouillèdes]] in the Pyrénées-Orientales, the Occitan area of [[Aran Valley]] in Catalonia and the peripherical Spanish-speaking areas of the Valencian Community | ||
* However, according to administrative criteria, some Catalan activists think that those Occitan- and Spanish-speaking areas should be seen as parts of the Catalan countries, but not the enclave of Alghero which they consider too remote | * However, according to administrative criteria, some Catalan activists think that those Occitan- and Spanish-speaking areas should be seen as parts of the Catalan countries, but not the enclave of Alghero which they consider too remote | ||
Some Catalan activists wish to call the whole of the Catalan countries '''Catalonia''' (''Catalunya'' in Catalan). | Some Catalan activists wish to call the whole of the Catalan countries '''Catalonia''' (''Catalunya'' in Catalan). | ||
Revision as of 12:18, 5 May 2009
The Catalan countries (in Catalan: Països Catalans, abbreviated to PPCC) are a cultural region of south-west Europe where Catalan is the native language and where Catalan culture is autochtonous. They include approximately the following territories:
- Northern Catalonia, that is the department of the Pyrénées-Orientales, in southern France, around Perpignan
- Andorra, a sovereign state.
- The Western Strip (Franja de Ponent) in the east of the autonomous community of Aragon, in Spain
- Catalonia, an autonomous community in eastern Spain, around Barcelona
- The Valencian Community, an autonomous community in eastern Spain, around the city of Valencia
- The Balearic Islands, an autonomous community in eastern Spain, around Palma
- The Carche, a little area in the autonomous community of Murcia, in eastern Spain
- Alghero, a city and a Catalan linguistic enclave on the island of Sardinia, in Italy
The exact definition of the Catalan countries varies according to the criteria followed:
- According to strict linguistic criteria, some non-Catalan-speaking areas should not be included the Catalan countries. These are the Occitan area of the Fenouillèdes in the Pyrénées-Orientales, the Occitan area of Aran Valley in Catalonia and the peripherical Spanish-speaking areas of the Valencian Community
- However, according to administrative criteria, some Catalan activists think that those Occitan- and Spanish-speaking areas should be seen as parts of the Catalan countries, but not the enclave of Alghero which they consider too remote
Some Catalan activists wish to call the whole of the Catalan countries Catalonia (Catalunya in Catalan).