The Design sector in Barcelona

Barcelona, located in Northeast Spain on the Mediterranean coast, is one of the main European metropolises and the center of an extensive metropolitan area with more than 160 municipalities, home to nearly 5 million inhabitants. It is the economic, cultural and administrative capital of Catalonia and leads an emerging economic area in Southern Europe, with 17 million inhabitants and more than 800,000 companies. This Euro-Mediterranean region, which includes the Balearic Islands, Valencia, Aragon and Southeast France, focuses mainly on new strategic sectors that are competitive and international and is consolidating its position at international level as one of the main European metropolises.

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