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The Catalan Countries are a little nation without sovereignty, in the east of the Iberian Peninsula and south of the Pyrenean mountain range. The capital city is Barcelona, where the 1992 Olympic Games were held, but there are 3 other important capitals: València, Palma de Mallorca and Perpinyà.
They have a population of about 12 million people and their native language is CATALAN.
The most important economical
activities are tourism and industry although arable and livestock farming
and fishing are also important.
