Important Dates
August 22, 2011
Open Ceremony.
August 29, 2011
Closing Ceremony.

News

  • August 2011

    The latest Instructions to arrive to Colegios Mayores are available here.
  • August 2011

    Final Program files are ready to download.

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SPAIN THE COUNTRY

 

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Spain (or the Kingdom of Spain) is the second largest country in Western Europe and the European Union after France, and covers an area of 504,030 km². It is a country of autonomous regions and its territory (mainly located at the Iberian Peninsula) also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, off the African coast, and two autonomous cities in North Africa, Ceuta and Melilla, that border Morocco.

Spain is a democracy organised in the form of a parliamentary government under a constitutional monarchy. It is a developed country with the ninth largest economy by nominal GDP, and high living standards (16th highest HDI) and is a member of the United Nations, European Union, NATO, OECD, and WTO. For further information, please, follow this link.

Spain in  Europe


Visiting Spain is not only about sun, great cuisine and a warm welcome, but also its rich monumental heritage and dazzling natural environment. There is a perfect destination for everyone... Choose yours through these links:

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Spain, a country of autonomous regions
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Spain-Info


 

This is an archive of the official website for the IUCrXXI Congress at Madrid in 2011. Some images and text may be missing and some links no longer work.