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Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research)
- Form of government:
- Population: 39,167,744 (78% urban)
- Total area: 504,782 sq. km
- Languages: Castillian Spanish (official)
- Religions: Roman Catholic (99%)
- Per capita GDP: $15,100 p.a. (1999)
- Exports: $111.1bn; raw materials, consumer and capital goods
- Literacy: 96%
- Life expectancy: 77.7 years (81.7f, 73.9m)
Sources
- [CIA World Factbook] country data - Spain
- [U.S. State Department] [Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs] country profile - Syria
- [U.S. Library of Congress] country study - Spain
- E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Spain - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence, news
and weather
- [Nation by Nation] country data - Spain - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people
- [World Skip] country data - Spain
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Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
- Go-Spain
- TypicallySpanish.com - search engine, directory, index
- SpainNet
- SpaniaNett (Norway)
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Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
- Governments on the WWW - Spain - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law
courts, embassies, etc
- Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (Ministry of Science and Technology)
- Ministerio de Educación (Ministry of Education)
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Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
- SOLIDARIOS - Web of solidarity and aid
- Confederación Española de Fundaciones (CEP) (Spanish Confederation of Foundations) - represents over 470 foundations in
Spain
- Federació Catalana de Voluntariat Social (FCVS) (Barcelona) - private, non-political, non-religious organization that coordinates
social volunteer associations and groups in Catalonia
- Charities & trusts:
- Coordinadora Catalana de Fundacions (Barcelona) - informs and advises partners about the rights and liabilities of foundations
and organs of government
- Development & assistance:
- Arquitectos sin Fronteras Espana (Architects without Borders) - una asociación aunque integrada básicamente por
profesionales del sector de la construcción que voluntariamente colaboran en tareas
- Càtedra UNESCO en tecnologia, desenvolupament sostenible, desequilibris i canvi global
- Centre per a la Cooperacio i el desenvolupament (Centre for Cooperation and Development)
- Centre Unesco de Catalunya - representants de la Fundació Catalunya, la Fundació Congrés de Cultura Catalana, la Fundació
l'Enciclopèdia Catalana, la Fundació Jaume Bofill, la Fundació Joan Miró, la Fundació la Pau i Roca i Galès
- Coordinadora de ONG para el Desarrollo-España (CONGDE) (Coordinator of NGOs for Development - Spain) - federation of more
than 100 Spanish NGOs that work in the countries of the South
- Plan Espana - national office of Plan International, responsible for raising funds nationally by attracting new sponsors and other
donors
- Education & youth:
- Educación Sin Fronteras (Education Without Borders) (Barcelona) - studies and analyses the educative problems of developing
countries, rejecting the status quo and preferring to participate actively and altruistically in the challenge to gain a better and
equitable world, with a priority on the values of fairness, democracy and respect for diversity
- P.A.U. Educación (Barcelona) - collaborates with European ministries of education and culture, UNICEF, UNESCO, NGOs and
companies to put to use the formidable creative potential of students and professors, establishing networks, publishing the
results of the projects and spreading them to the rest of the educative community
- Environment:
- Associació ARSIS - un nuevo impulso solidario - asociación privada sin ánimo de lucro que trabaja para una mejor calidad de
vida de los barrios desestructurados
- Fundación Utopía Verde (Green Utopia Foundation) (Seville)
- Associación para la Cooperación con el Sur (ACSUR) - Las Segovias
- Human rights & civil liberties:
- Acción Contra la Pornografía Infantil (ACPI) (Campaign Against Child Pornography)
- Amnistía Internacional Sección Española (Amnesty International Spain) - juntos por los derechos humanos
- ECO Justícia (Barcelona) - association that teaches and promotes natural human rights and ecological justice
- ECPAT España - international campaign against the sexual exploitation of children
- Federació Catalana d'ONG pels Drets Humans (Catalonian Federation of Human Rights NGOs)
- Lluís Espinal Foundation - a center of studies promoted by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in Catalonia, which gathers a team of
specialists in several human and social sciences and in theology who are concerned with the practice of justice, at the local
and international levels
- Peace & conflict resolution:
- Centro de Investigación para la Paz - investigates global conflicts and offers alternatives
- La Escuela de Cultura de Paz (School of Peace Culture) (Barcelona) - an initiative of UNESCO, the Generalitat de Catalunya
and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, aimed at promoting a culture of peace, disarmament, the prevention of conflicts and
other themes related to peace and human rights
- Paz Ahora! (Peace Now!)
- Galician Peace Education Seminar (SGEP) - promoting Peace Education at schools.
- Political groups:
- ATTAC España (Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions for the Aid of Citizens) (Asociación por una Tasa sobre
las Transacciones especulativas para Ayuda a los Ciudadanos)
- ATTAC Madrid (Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions for the Aid of Citizens) (Asociación por una Tasa sobre
las Transacciones especulativas para Ayuda a los Ciudadanos)
- Basque Nationalist Party - promotes Basque separatism
- Euskal Herritarrok - promotes Basque separatism
- CIDOB Foundation - studies the foreign policy and international cooperation of Spain and of the EU, in Mediterranean dialogue,
European security-defense policy, and democracy in Latin America
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- Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
- Observatorio de Prospectiva Tecnológica Industrial (OPTI) - studies industrial technology trends
- Comisión Fulbright (Fulbright Commission) - commission for cultural, educational and scientific exchange between the U.S. and
Spain
- LenguaViva (Seville) - offers courses in the
Spanish language..
- Universities:
- Universia.es - el portal de los universitarios - gateway to all Spanish universities
- Universidad de Alcalá
- Universidad de Almería
- Universidad de Burgos
- Universidad de Extremadura
- Universidad de Cadiz
- Universidad de Cantabria
- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
- Universidad de Granada
- Universidad de Huelva
- Universidad de Jaén
- Universidad de La Laguna
- Universidad de La Rioja
- Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Universidad de León
- Universidad de Málaga
- Universidad de Murcia
- Universidad de Oviedo
- Universidad de Salamanca
- Universidad de Sevilla
- Universidad de Valladolid
- Universidad de Zaragoza
- Universidad del Pais Vasco
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distincia (Madrid)
- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Madrid)
- Universidad Internacional Menendez Pelayo
- Universidad Pública de Navarra
- Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
- Universidad Pablo de Olavide
- Universidad Internacional de Andalucia
- Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
- Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche
- Universidade da Coruna
- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
- Universitat d'Alacant
- Universitat de Barcelona
- Universitat de Les Illes Balears
- Universitat de Girona
- Universitat de Lleida
- Universitat de València
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Universitat Jaume I
- Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili
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Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature
- Índice de la Entidad Corporativa - Centro Andaluz de Flamenco España
- Si, Spain - current affairs and historical, linguistic and cultural development
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Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies
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Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers
- Turespaña (Tour Spain)
- HotelsSpain.com
- AmeriSpan - education-travel in Latin America and Spain
- Air Europa Líneas Aéreas, S.A.
- Iberia Airlines
- AB Airlines - Barcelona, Nice, Dublin, and London
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Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística, España
- Basque Statistical Office
- Freelance Spain - resource for editors and journalists
- National Accreditation Body (ENAC) (Entidad Nacional de Acreditación) - private, independent, non-profit-making body funded
and overseen by the Spanish Ministry of Science that runs a national accreditation system
- Essential data:
- [CIA World Factbook] country data - Spain
- Social development:
- [OneWorld.net] country database - Spain - news articles selected from around the world
- [The Economist] country briefing - Spain
- [U.S. Refugee Committee] World Refugee Survey country report - Spain
- Human rights:
- [International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - Spain] - information for those working to promote lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights
- Governance:
- Governments on the WWW - Spain - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law
courts, embassies, etc
- [Political Resources] - Spain
- [CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - Spain
- [World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - Spain - national statistics and reports from Freedom House, Transparency
International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others
- [ElectionWorld.org] election results in Spain
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Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment
- El Mundo
- Spain Today (EIN News Services)
- TuSpain (Your Spain) - web magazine for Spain
- Freelance Spain - resource for editors and journalists
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Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
- Hispasat
- CASA - Aerospace
- Spanish Association for Standardization and Certification (AENOR)
- Italian Chamber of Commerce in Barcelona
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Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation
- Banco de España (central bank)
- BSCH (Banco Santander Central Hispano)
- Bolsa de Madrid (Stock Exchange of Madrid)
- Association of Institutions of Collective Investment and Pension Funds (INVERCO) (Asociación de Instituciones de Inversión
Colectiva y Fondos de Pensiones)
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