Which country or map area contains Barcelona?
Barcelona is shown within Spain in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Spain
- Region name
- Barcelona
- Approximate latitude
- 41.8° north
- Approximate longitude
- 2.1° east
- Country capital
- Madrid
- Country currency
- Euro
- World region
- Southern Europe
Quick answers about Barcelona
What kind of place is Barcelona?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Barcelona on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 41.8° north latitude and 2.1° east longitude.
What is the capital of Spain?
The country capital is Madrid.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.