Catalonia: A Wealthy Spanish Region With Global Impact

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Catalonia is located in the northeast of Spain, bound to the north by the Pyrenees Mountains. Catalonia was not always independent and due to this Catalan is spoken not just in Catalonia but also in Valencia, Andorra and the Balearic Islands. Catalonia has always been a place of great popularity and wealth for many reasons such as industrialization, trade and being the host of the Summer Olympics in 1992. (www.everyculture.com , 2014) This brought in a lot of visitors and the years to follow saw a huge increase in the number of immigrants, bringing the population to over 6 billion. Catalonia’s capital, Barcelona, is home to over 25% of this six billion.

Although people get an instant image of wealth and big lavish buildings when thinking …show more content…

A very popular city for horseback is Tarragona, Tarragona is describes as a beautiful city with a “medieval feel” (www.spain.holiday.com). This particular horseback ride is so popular due to the route in which it takes; it leaves from Poblet Monastery, another popular tourist attraction. Poblet Monastry is an architectural site recognized by UNESCO (www.spain.info.es, 2015) These Horseback rides are family friendly and very relaxing with attracts a lot if holiday goes as it is a relaxing way to view some of the beautiful land Catalonia has to …show more content…

Industries in Catalonia
A lot has changed from the 20th century when textile was the most popular industry, now Catalonia relies mainly on the services sector. Industries like chemical, pharmaceutical or plastics are heavily relied on. In Barcelona mechanical and electrical industries are very important. A very common industry for Catalonia is Car components supplies (www.internship2imdustry.eu ).

As shown in the pie chart Agriculture is not a big area of employment in Catalonia. (www.cataloniavotes.es)
Most significant sectors are food beverages and medical technology. The main imports for the raw materials come through ports like Port of Barcelona or La Geltru or

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