Use of English. Open Cloze Practice.

Barcelona

Barcelona is a city the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits, its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the Province of Barcelona and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the fifth most populous urban area in the European Union Paris, the Ruhr area, Madrid, and Milan. It is one of the largest metropolises on the Mediterranean Sea, located on the coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs, and bounded the west by the Serra de Collserola mountain range, the tallest peak which is 512 metres high. Barcelona has a rich cultural heritage and is today an important cultural centre and a major tourist destination. The city is a transport hub, with Barcelona–El Prat Airport, which handles over 50 million passengers per year, an extensive motorway network, and a high-speed rail line with a link to France and the rest Europe. In 1900, almost a third (28.9 percent) of the population were children (aged younger than 14 years). In 2017, this age group constituted only 12.7% of the population. In 2017, people aged between 15 and 24 years made up 9 percent of the population; those aged 25 and 44 years made up 30.6 percent of the population; while those aged between 45 and 64 years formed 56.9% of all Barcelonans. In 1900, people aged 65 and older made just 6.5 percent of the population. In 2017, this age group formed 21.5 percent of the population.

Text adapted from Wikipedia.