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Barcelona

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Location

Catalunya (Catalonia), northeast Spain.

Dialling code

34.

Population

1,673,075 (city); 3,161,081 (metropolitan area).

Time zone

GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October).

Electricity

220 volts AC, 50Hz; round two-pin plugs are standard.

Average January temperatures

10°C (50°F).

Average July temperatures

25°C (78°F).

Annual rainfall

590mm (23.2 inches).

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