Els Països Catalans, són els territoris en els quals la llengua autòctona és el català, o bé els territoris que formen part d'unitats geohistòriques de predomini català.[1] Són també els territoris on han viscut o viuen els catalanoparlants.
El término Países Catalanes hace referencia a los territorios en los cuales la lengua catalana es autóctona, o bien los territorios que forman parte de unidades geohistóricas de predominio lingüístico catalán.
Paesi catalani è un termine utilizzato per descrivere i territori catalanofoni, tutt'ora o storicamente parte di entità amministrative catalane, impiegato anche con connotazioni politiche oltre che linguistiche.
Los Païses Catalans son una sola entitat (per cèrtas personas, una sola nacion) qu'inclutz totes los territòris ont s'espandís istoricament la lenga catalana.
English
Catalan Countries - The Catalan Countries refers to the territories where the Catalan language is spoken.The Països Catalans do not have any legal standing, nor is there any universal territorial definition of the scope covered by this concept. It may refer strictly to the territories in which the different varieties of Catalan are traditionally spoken, or it may be extended to the entire political entities in which Catalan has some official status, in spite of the fact that those entities include areas where Catalan is not spoken.
Short name
Catalan Countries
Official name
Status
Divided by France, Spain, Andorra and Italy
Capital
NA
Population
14,435,023 inhabitants
Area
20,664 km²
Major languages
Catalan, Spanish, French, Italian, Occitan and Sardinian
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