Catalonia is a modern country in Mediterranean Europe, that utilizes the most advanced technologies. It has a strong personality and loves its deeply–rooted customs and traditions. It is part of Spain and of the European Union.

Located at the North East of the Iberian Peninsula, it has an approximate area of 32,000 square kilometres and a population of six million inhabitants. It is an autonomous community within Spain, with its own government: the Generalitat of Catalonia.

Catalonia is bounded by the Mediterranean sea on the East and it borders with France and Andorra on the North, and with other Spanish autonomous communities on the West and South. It has therefore a strategic location, which has favoured, along history, an intense relationship with other Mediterranean countries and with continental Europe.

Its geography is very diverse: from the Pyrenean mountains down to the beaches, different landscapes can be found, all of which have in common a high level of environmental quality. It is a good country to live in, as shown by the life expectancy of the Catalans, one of the highest in the world. The secret is a combination of favourable environmental conditions, good health coverage and a strong social safety net, a lifestyle that values hard work but finds time for leisure, and a gastronomy combining tradition, health and good taste.

Catalans have always believed in work and they have distinguished themselves by their innovative capacity. This has made of Catalonia a country with strong foundations, a powerful civil society and an active work culture.

Due to their high level of technical qualification and interpersonal skills, Catalans know how to respond in positive ways to the constantly evolving industrial and financial challenges of today’s world.