The term Catalan Countries (Catalan Països Catalans) refers to a national concept that includes all countries where Catalan language is spoken. It is similar to the phrase 'Catalan nation'. The term is primarily used by those who want independence for Catalan countries.
This concept first appeared in a book by Valencian intellectual Joan Fuster, Nosaltres els valencians (1962).
Catalan Countries include:
- Andorra
- Catalonia
- Balearic Islands
- Valencian Country
- a small part of Aragon, known in Catalan as la Franja de Ponent
- Roussillon