Country Profiles: Spain

Kingdom of Spain -- España

Goverment-Sponsored Resources and Diplomatic Information

• Spain Country Page Library of Congress
• Statistics on Spain: CIA World Factbook
• US Embassy in Madrid
• Embassy of Spain in Washington, D.C.
• Presidencia del Gobierno information on the Spanish government

International Organizations and Development Programs

• U.N. Mission of Spain Country page contains U.N. related info, as well as other links about the country
• Spain and the IMF The IMF's Spain Country Page with links to articles

Internet Resources: General

• Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• History of Spain: Primary Documents BYU site to historical documents
• WESS Web: Western European Specialists Section hosted by the University of Virginia library
• Sí, Spain This site, created by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, contains information on geography, society, history, language and culture, politics and public administration, foreign affairs, economy and trade, health and social services, media, environment, Spanish internet courses, and travel to Spain. In English, Spanish, French and German
• Travel Information Travel to Spain with the Lonely Planet
• Iberian Studies: UCLA Library Collections and Internet Resources
• Medieval and Renaisance: UCLA Library Collections and Internet Resources

Internet Resources: Culture, Literature and the Arts

• The American Academy of Research Historians of Medieval Spain Membership, archives, libraries, book reviews and internet resources
• Museo del Prado Link to the Prado; general information and services
• Spanish Literature WESS Links to Spanish literature sites
• Catalan Culture and Language at UCLA Contains information on Catalan art, language and culture as well as a Catalan dictionary

Online News Sites and Servers

• Noticias A list of links to various Spanish-language newspapers, identified by country (some are for Spain; others are for Latin American countries)
• ABC Daily Spanish newspaper
• El Periódico Daily Spanish newspaper
• Web Radio International hear broadcasts from countries all over the world

Spanish Language Study

• Spanish online dictionaries
• EAP Study Abroad Programs UC study abroad in Spain
• Spanish Language Resources hosted by the University of Wisconsin
• Programs offered through the UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese
• Language Resource Page A page of links to information on distance learning and technology resources, traditional language study programs (including those that offer instruction in less commonly taught languages) and other general language study resources.

Academic and Fellowship Information

• Galaxy guide A list of addresses for major Spanish libraries and universities
• USIA Fulbright Program Information on fellowships for post baccalaureate and postdoctoral research abroad and other programs
• Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships in Humanistic Studies Information on fellowships for Ph.D. students in humanities and social sciences
• SSRC/ACLS International Dissertation Field Research Fellowships: support for dissertation research in humanities and social sciences in all areas and regions of the world
• Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships For dissertation research in humanities and social sciences
• UC Berkeley Center for German and European Studies Fellowships for dissertation research, predissertation research travel, and UC faculty research
• Columbia University's Council for European Studies has information about fellowships for Western and Central Europe
• Library Servers via WWW Libraries from over 90 countries, updated daily. Sponsored by UC Berkeley library and Sun Microsystems

The Kingdom of Spain or Spain is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the northeast, along the Pyrenees mountain range, it borders France and the tiny principality of Andorra.