Spain
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In early antiquity, the Iberian Peninsula was inhabited by Celts, Iberians, and other pre-Roman peoples. With the Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, the province of Hispania was established. Following the Romanization and Christianization of Hispania, the fall of the Western Roman Empire ushered in the inward migration of tribes from Central Europe, including the Visigoths, who formed the Visigothic Kingdom centred on Toledo. In the early eighth century, most of the peninsula was invaded by the Umayyad Caliphate, and during early Islamic rule, Al-Andalus became a dominant peninsular power centred on Córdoba. Several Christian kingdoms emerged in Northern Iberia, chief among them Asturias, León, Castile, Aragon, Navarre, and Portugal; made an intermittent southward military expansion and repopulation, known as the ''Reconquista'', repelling Islamic rule in Iberia, which culminated with the Christian seizure of the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada in 1492. The dynastic union of the Crown of Castile and the Crown of Aragon in 1479 under the Catholic Monarchs is often considered the ''de facto'' unification of Spain as a nation-state.
During the Age of Discovery, Spain pioneered the exploration of the New World, made the first circumnavigation of the globe and formed one of the largest empires in history. The Spanish empire reached a global scale and spread across all continents, underpinning the rise of a global trading system fueled primarily by precious metals. In the 18th century, the Bourbon reforms centralized mainland Spain. In the 19th century, after the Napoleonic occupation and the victorious Spanish War of independence, the following political divisions between liberals and absolutists led to the breakaway of most of the American colonies. These political divisions finally converged in the 20th century with the Spanish Civil War, giving rise to the Francoist dictatorship that lasted until 1975. With the restoration of democracy and its entry into the European Union, the country experienced an economic boom that profoundly transformed it socially and politically. Since the ''Siglo de Oro'', Spanish art, architecture, music, poetry, painting, literature, and cuisine have been influential worldwide, particularly in Western Europe and the Americas. As a reflection of its large cultural wealth, Spain is the world's second-most visited country, has one of the world's largest numbers of World Heritage Sites, and it is the most popular destination for European students. Its cultural influence extends to over 600 million Hispanophones, making Spanish the world's second-most spoken native language and the world's most widely spoken Romance language.
Spain is a secular parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, with King Felipe VI as head of state. A developed country, it is a major advanced capitalist economy, with the world's fifteenth-largest economy by nominal GDP and the fifteenth-largest by PPP. Spain is a member of the United Nations, the European Union, the eurozone, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a permanent guest of the G20, and is part of many other international organizations such as the Council of Europe (CoE), the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI), the Union for the Mediterranean, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and the World Trade Organization (WTO). Provided by Wikipedia
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241by Rodrigues, Ana S. L., Charpentier, Anne, Bernal-Casasola, Darío, Gardeisen, Armelle, Nores, Carlos, Pis Millán, José Antonio, McGrath, Krista, Speller, Camilla F.Contributors: “...MINECO Government of Spain/Feder...”
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2018)
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242by Bhuiyan, Md Khurshid Alam, Rodríguez, Belén Marín, Billah, Md Masum, Pires, Adilia, Freitas, Rosa, Conradi, MercedesContributors: “...Government of Spain Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness...”
Published in Environmental Pollution (2022)
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243by ZAMORA, R.Contributors: “..., E-18001 Granada, Spain, ESP...”
Published 1991
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244by Rigual-Hernández, A.S., Sierro, F.J., Flores, J.A., Trull, T.W., Rodrigues, T., Martrat, B., Sikes, E.L., Nodder, S.D., Eriksen, R.S., Davies, D., Bravo, N., Sánchez-Santos, J.M., Abrantes, F.Contributors: “...Spain Ministry of Science and Innovation...”
Published in Science of The Total Environment (2022)
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245by Domínguez, Berta, Pardo, Belén G., Noia, Manuel, Millán, Adrián, Gómez-Tato, Antonio, Martínez, Paulino, Leiro, José, Lamas, JesúsContributors: “...Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología (CICYT; Spain)...”
Published in International Immunopharmacology (2013)
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247by Gómez‐Ortiz, Antonio, Oliva, Marc, Salvador‐Franch, Ferran, Palacios, David, Tanarro, Luis Miguel, de Sanjosé‐Blasco, José Juan, Salvà‐Catarineu, MontserratContributors: “...Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, Spain...”
Published in Permafrost and Periglacial Processes (2019)
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248by Andrés, Nuria, Palacios, David, Zamorano, José Juan, Vázquez‐Selem, LorenzoContributors: “...Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación of Spain...”
Published in Permafrost and Periglacial Processes (2011)
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249Contributors: “...Folch, A.; CASE Department, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Barcelona, Spain...”
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250by Sangrà, Pablo, Pascual, Ananda, Rodríguez-Santana, Ángel, Machín, Francisco, Mason, Evan, C. Mcwilliams, James, L. Pelegrí, Josep, Dong, Changming, Rubio, Anna, Arístegui, Javier, Marrero-Díaz, Ángeles, Hernández-Guerra, Alonso, Martínez-Marrero, Antonio, Auladell, MaricelContributors: “...Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas España = Spanish National Research Council Spain...”
Published in Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers (2009)
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251by MAPSTONE, GILL M., DIOSDADO, GILBERTO, GUERRERO, ELENAContributors: “...Biological Reference Collections, Institut de Ciències del Mar, CSIC, Barcelona, Spain...”
Published in Mediterranean Marine Science (2021)
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254by Arístegui, Javier, Montero, María F., Hernández-Hernández, Nauzet, Alonso-González, Iván J., Baltar, Federico, Calleja, Maria Ll, Duarte, Carlos M.Contributors: “... Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain...”
Published in Frontiers in Earth Science (2020)
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255by Best, C., Ikert, H., Kostyniuk, D., Craig, P.M., Navarro-Martin, L., Marandel, Lucie, Mennigen, Jan A.Contributors: “...Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas España = Spanish National Research Council Spain...”
Published in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2018)
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256by Cózar, Andrés, Martí, Elisa, Duarte, Carlos M., García-de-Lomas, Juan, van Sebille, Erik, Ballatore, Thomas J., Eguíluz, V. M., González-Gordillo, J. Ignacio, Pedrotti, Maria L., Echevarría, Fidel, Troublè, Romain, Irigoien, XabierContributors: “... de Excelencia Internacional del Mar, E-11510 Puerto Real, Spain...”
Published in Science Advances (2017)
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257by Salgado-Hernanz, Paula, Maria, Regaudie-De-Gioux, Aurore, Antoine, David, Basterretxea, GotzonContributors: “...Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas España = Spanish National Research Council Spain...”
Published in Biogeosciences (2022)
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258by Alonso-Arroyo, Alberto, Zavorotny, Valery U., Camps, AdrianoContributors: “...Fulbright Commission in Spain through a Fulbright Grant...”
Published in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (2017)
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259by Sabaté, Mònica, Ferrer, Pili, Ballarín, Elena, Rottenkolber, Marietta, Amelio, Justyne, Schmiedl, Sven, Reynolds, Robert, Klungel, Olaf, Ibáñez, LuisaContributors: “...Addresses: 1 Fundacio Inst Catala Farmacol, Barcelona, Spain 2 Univ Hosp Vall dHebron, Dept Clin...”
Published in Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology (2016)
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260by Munoz-Atienza, Estefania, Araujo, Carlos, Lluch, Nuria, Hernandez, Pablo E., Herranz, Carmen, Cintas, Luis M., Magadan, SusanaContributors: “...Consejeria de Educacion; Comunidad de Madrid, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Madrid...”
Published in Fish & Shellfish Immunology (2015)
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