Madrid
Madrid ( , ) and are also locally common (particularly the former), both coexisting with the standard pronunciation. Although the latter is considered vulgar, it has experienced revitalization as a "folksy" pronunciation.}} is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the second-largest in the EU. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about 650 meters above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic, and cultural centre of the country. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters.The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-largest GDP in the European Union and its influence in politics, education, entertainment, environment, media, fashion, science, culture, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities. Due to its economic output, high standard of living, and market size, Madrid is considered the major financial centre and the leading economic hub of the Iberian Peninsula and of Southern Europe. The metropolitan area hosts major Spanish companies such as , Iberia, BBVA and FCC. It concentrates the bulk of banking operations in the country and it is the Spanish-speaking city generating the largest number of webpages. For innovation, Madrid is ranked 19th in the world and 7th in Europe from 500 cities, in the 2022–2023 annual analysts Innovation Cities Index, published by 2ThinkNow.
Madrid houses the headquarters of the UN's World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI), and the Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB). It also hosts major international regulators and promoters of the Spanish language: the Standing Committee of the Association of Spanish Language Academies, headquarters of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), the Instituto Cervantes and the Foundation of Urgent Spanish (FundéuRAE). Madrid organises fairs such as FITUR, ARCO, SIMO TCI and the Madrid Fashion Week. Madrid is home to two world-famous football clubs, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid.
While Madrid possesses modern infrastructure, it has preserved the look and feel of many of its historic neighbourhoods and streets. Its landmarks include the Plaza Mayor, the Royal Palace of Madrid; the Royal Theatre with its restored 1850 Opera House; the Buen Retiro Park, founded in 1631; the 19th-century National Library building (founded in 1712) containing some of Spain's historical archives; many national museums, and the Golden Triangle of Art, located along the Paseo del Prado and comprising three art museums: Prado Museum, the Reina Sofía Museum, a museum of modern art, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, which complements the holdings of the other two museums. Cibeles Palace and Fountain has become one of the monument symbols of the city. The mayor is José Luis Martínez-Almeida from the People's Party. Provided by Wikipedia
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521by Ashby, M., Stanford, S., Brodwin, M., Gonzalez, A., Martinez-Manso, J., Bartlett, J., Benson, B., Bleem, L., Crawford, T., Dey, A., Dressler, A., Eisenhardt, P., Galametz, A., Jannuzi, B., Marrone, D., Mei, S., Muzzin, A., Pacaud, F., Pierre, M., Stern, D., Vieira, J.Contributors: “...Universidad Complutense de Madrid = Complutense University of Madrid Madrid (UCM)...”
Published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (2013)
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522by Ashby, M., Stanford, S., Brodwin, M., Gonzalez, A., Martinez-Manso, J., Bartlett, J., Benson, B., Bleem, L., Crawford, T., Dey, A., Dressler, A., Eisenhardt, P., Galametz, A., Jannuzi, B., Marrone, D., Mei, S., Muzzin, A., Pacaud, F., Pierre, M., Stern, D., Vieira, J.Contributors: “...Universidad Complutense de Madrid = Complutense University of Madrid Madrid (UCM)...”
Published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (2013)
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523Contributors: “...Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Madrid (CSIC)-Universidad de las Islas Baleares...”
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524by Zunino, Patricia, Lherminier, Pascale, Mercier, Herlé, Daniault, Nathalie, García-Ibáñez, Maribel, Pérez, FizContributors: “...Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Madrid (CSIC)...”
Published in Biogeosciences (2017)
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525by Hodgkins, G.A., Whitfield, P.H., Burn, D.H., Hannaford, J., Renard, B., Stahl, K., Fleig, A.K., Madsen, H., Mediero, L., Korhonen, J., Murphy, C., Crochet, P., Wilson, D.Contributors: “...TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MADRID ESP...”
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526by Torta, J, Marsal, Santiago, Riddick, John, Carles, Vilella, Altadill, David, Blanch, Estefania, Cid, Oscar, Curto, Joan, De Santis, Angelo, Gaya-Piqué, Luis, Mauricio, Joan, Pijoan, Joan, Solé, J, Ugalde, ArantzaContributors: “...Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Madrid (CSIC)-Universitat Ramon Llull Barcelona...”
Published in Annals of Geophysics (2010)
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527by Casal, Paulo, Castro-Jiménez, Javier, Pizarro, Mariana, Katsoyiannis, Athanasios, Dachs, JordiContributors: “...Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Madrid (CSIC)...”
Published in Science of The Total Environment (2018)
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528by Casal, Paulo, Castro-Jiménez, Javier, Pizarro, Mariana, Katsoyiannis, Athanasios, Dachs, JordiContributors: “...Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Madrid (CSIC)...”
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529by Cox, T. Erin, Gazeau, Frédéric, Alliouane, Samir, Hendriks, Iris, Mahacek, Paul, Le Fur, Arnaud, Gattuso, Jean-PierreContributors: “...Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Madrid (CSIC)-Universidad de las Islas Baleares...”
Published in Biogeosciences (2016)
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530by Barroso Ruiz, Cecilio, de Marchi, Marie-Pierre, Abdessadok, Salah, Bailon, Salvador, Desclaux, Emmanuel, Grégoire, Sophie, Hernández Carrasquila, Francisco, Lacombat, Frédéric, Lebreton, Vincent, Lecervoisier, Bertrand, Moigne, Anne-Marie, Perrenoud, Christian, Renault-Miskovsky, Josette, Riquelme Cantal, José-Antonio, Rodrĭguez-Vidal, Joaquĭn, Saos, Thibaud, Vernet, Jean-Louis, Vilette, PhilippeContributors: “...Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Laboratorio de Arqueozoología...”
Published 2006
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531by Barroso Ruiz, Cecilio, De Marchi, Marie-Pierre, Abdessadok, Salah, Bailon, Salvador, Desclaux, Emmanuel, Grégoire, Sophie, Hernández Carrasquila, Francisco, Lacombat, Frédéric, Lebreton, Vincent, Lecervoisier, Bertrand, Moigne, Anne-Marie, Perrenoud, Christian, Renault-Miskovsky, Josette, Riquelme Cantal, José-Antonio, Rodrĭguez-Vidal, Joaquĭn, Saos, Thibaud, Vernet, Jean-Louis, Vilette, PhilippeContributors: “...Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Laboratorio de Arqueozoología...”
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532by Righton, David, Westerberg, Håkan, FEUNTEUN, Eric, Økland, Finn, Gargan, Patrick, Amilhat, Elsa, Metcalfe, Julian, Lobon-Cervia, Javier, Sjöberg, Niklas, simon, janek, Acou, Anthony, Vedor, Marisa, Walker, Alan M., Trancart, Thomas, Brämick, Uwe, Aarestrup, KimContributors: “...Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales Madrid (MNCN)...”
Published in Science Advances (2016)
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533by Cockell, C., Schwendner, P., Perras, A., Rettberg, P., Beblo-Vranesevic, K., Bohmeier, M., Rabbow, E., Moissl-Eichinger, C., Wink, L., Marteinsson, V., Vannier, P., Gomez, F., Garcia-Descalzo, L., Ehrenfreund, P., Monaghan, E.P., Westall, F., Gaboyer, F., Amils, R., Malki, M., Pukall, R., Cabezas, P., Walter, N.Contributors: “...Centro de Astrobiologia Madrid (CAB)...”
Published in International Journal of Astrobiology (2018)
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534by Cockell, C., Schwendner, P., Perras, A., Rettberg, P., Beblo-Vranesevic, K., Bohmeier, M., Rabbow, E., Moissl-Eichinger, C., Wink, L., Marteinsson, V., Vannier, P., Gomez, F., Garcia-Descalzo, L., Ehrenfreund, P., Monaghan, E.P., Westall, F., Gaboyer, F., Amils, R., Malki, M., Pukall, R., Cabezas, P., Walter, N.Contributors: “...Centro de Astrobiologia Madrid (CAB)...”
Published in International Journal of Astrobiology (2018)
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535by Barroso Ruiz, Cecilio, de Marchi, Marie-Pierre, Abdessadok, Salah, Bailon, Salvador, Desclaux, Emmanuel, Grégoire, Sophie, Hernández Carrasquila, Francisco, Lacombat, Frédéric, Lebreton, Vincent, Lecervoisier, Bertrand, Moigne, Anne-Marie, Perrenoud, Christian, Renault-Miskovsky, Josette, Riquelme Cantal, José-Antonio, Rodrĭguez-Vidal, Joaquĭn, Saos, Thibaud, Vernet, Jean-Louis, Vilette, PhilippeContributors: “...Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Laboratorio de Arqueozoología...”
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536by Barroso Ruiz, Cecilio, de Marchi, Marie-Pierre, Abdessadok, Salah, Bailon, Salvador, Desclaux, Emmanuel, Grégoire, Sophie, Hernández Carrasquila, Francisco, Lacombat, Frédéric, Lebreton, Vincent, Lecervoisier, Bertrand, Moigne, Anne-Marie, Perrenoud, Christian, Renault-Miskovsky, Josette, Riquelme Cantal, José-Antonio, Rodrĭguez-Vidal, Joaquĭn, Saos, Thibaud, Vernet, Jean-Louis, Vilette, PhilippeContributors: “...Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Laboratorio de Arqueozoología...”
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537by Barroso Ruiz, Cecilio, de Marchi, Marie-Pierre, Abdessadok, Salah, Bailon, Salvador, Desclaux, Emmanuel, Grégoire, Sophie, Hernández Carrasquila, Francisco, Lacombat, Frédéric, Lebreton, Vincent, Lecervoisier, Bertrand, Moigne, Anne-Marie, Perrenoud, Christian, Renault-Miskovsky, Josette, Riquelme Cantal, José-Antonio, Rodrĭguez-Vidal, Joaquĭn, Saos, Thibaud, Vernet, Jean-Louis, Vilette, PhilippeContributors: “...Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Laboratorio de Arqueozoología...”
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538by Pertierra, Luis, Segovia, Nicolás, Noll, Daly, Martinez, Pablo, Pliscoff, Patricio, Barbosa, Andrés, Aragón, Pedro, Raya Rey, Andrea, Pistorius, Pierre, Trathan, Phil, Polanowski, Andrea, Bonadonna, Francesco, Le Bohec, Céline, Bi, Ke, Wang‐claypool, Cynthia, González‐acuña, Daniel, Dantas, Gisele, Bowie, Rauri, Poulin, Elie, Vianna, JulianaContributors: “...Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales Madrid (MNCN)...”
Published in Diversity and Distributions (2020)
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539by Bernard, Marianne, Barrere, Julien, Morin, Xavier, Saïd, Sonia, Boulanger, Vincent, Granda, Elena, Benavides, Raquel, Jactel, Hervé, Heurich, Marco, Rabasa, Sonia, G, Valladares, Fernando, Kunstler, GeorgesContributors: “...Universidad Complutense de Madrid = Complutense University of Madrid Madrid (UCM)...”
Published in Annals of Forest Science (2024)
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540by Bernard, Marianne, Barrere, Julien, Morin, Xavier, Saïd, Sonia, Boulanger, Vincent, Granda, Elena, Benavides, Raquel, Jactel, Hervé, Heurich, Marco, Rabasa, Sonia, G, Valladares, Fernando, Kunstler, GeorgesContributors: “...Universidad Complutense de Madrid = Complutense University of Madrid Madrid (UCM)...”
Published in Annals of Forest Science (2024)
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