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Barcelona is the capital and the
most populous city of the Autonomous
Community of Catalonia and the
second largest city in Spain, with a
population of 1,615,908 in 2008. It
is the 11th-most populous
municipality in the European Union
and sixth-most populous urban area
in the European Union after Paris,
London, Rhine-Ruhr Area, Madrid and
Milan, with a population of
4,185,000. 5 million people live in
the Barcelona metropolitan area. The
main part of a union of adjacent
cities and municipalities named Àrea
Metropolitana de Barcelona (AMB)
with a population of 3,186,461 in
area of 636 km² (density 5.010 hab/km²).
It is located on the Mediterranean
coast (41°23′N 2°11′E / 41.383°N
2.183°E / 41.383; 2.183) between
the mouths of the rivers Llobregat
and Besòs and is bounded to the west
by the Serra de Collserola ridge
(512 m/1,680 ft).
Barcelona is recognised as a global
city because of its importance in
finance, commerce, media,
entertainment, arts and
international trade
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