Encyclopedia - Cortes Generales: Encyclopedia - Cortes Generales
The Crown - Head of State Cortes Generales - Legislative branch    Congress of Deputies    Senate  
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Encyclopedia - Baltasar Garzón: Encyclopedia - Baltasar Garzón
Baltasar Garzón Real (born October 26, 1955 in Torres, Jaén, Spain) is a prominent judge (investigating magistrate) of Spain. Garzón c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legislature: Encyclopedia - Legislature
A legislature is a governmental deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. Legislatures are known by many names, the most common...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bicameralism: Encyclopedia - Bicameralism
In government, bicameralism (bi + Latin camera, chamber) is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. Thus, a bic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autonomous Communities Of Spain: Encyclopedia - Autonomous Communities Of Spain
Spain's fifty provinces (provincias) are grouped into seventeen autonomous communities (comunidades autónomas), in addition to two Afric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legislature: Encyclopedia Ii - Legislature - Chambers
The primary component of a legislature is one or more chambers or houses: assemblies that debate and vote upon bills. Most legislatures a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Legislative Election 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Legislative Election 2004 - Results
In the Congress of Deputies, the PP vote fell by 6.9 percent, and the party lost 39 seats. The PSOE vote rose by 8.5 percent, bringing a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg Spain - The Beginnings Of The Empire 1504-1521
Spain as we know it today had first become united after the 1469 marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, and their su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Constitution Of 1978: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Constitution Of 1978 - Reform
The Spanish Constitution has been reformed once (Article 13.2, Title I) to extend to citizens of the European Union the right to active a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Madrid: Encyclopedia Ii - Madrid - Contemporary Madrid
Contemporary Madrid came into its own after the death of the Fascist dictator Francisco Franco. Years of the Franco regime left Madrid an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elections In Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Elections In Spain - Electoral System
Elections in Spain - Congress of Deputies. The Congress has 350 members, elected from each province for a maximum four-year term follow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parliament Of Scotland: Encyclopedia Ii - Parliament Of Scotland - History
Parliament of Scotland - Parliament before 1400. Between 1235 and 1286 little can be told with certainty about Parliament's function, b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prime Minister Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Prime Minister Of Spain - Official Title
The Spanish head of government is known, in Spanish, as the Presidente del Gobierno. Literally translated, this title is "President of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg Spain - The Beginnings Of The Empire 1504-1521
Spain as we know it today had first become united after the 1469 marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, and their su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autonomous Communities Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Autonomous Communities Of Spain - Formation And Powers
Centralism, nationalism and separatism played an important role in the Spanish transition. For fear that separatism would lead to instabi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Juan Carlos I Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Juan Carlos I Of Spain - Early Life
The future King's early life was dictated largely by the political concerns of his father, Juan de Borbón, and Franco. He moved to Spain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Spain - The Nationality Debate
In order to understand the political forces and debates in Spain we have to consider two dimensions: the Right vs. Left dimension and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Spain - History
Main article: History of Spain Spain - Prehistory. The aboriginal peoples of the Iberian peninsula, consisting of a number of separate ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Political Parties In Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Political Parties In Spain - The Parties
List of political parties in Spain - Registered Parties. For a complete listing of all parties registered at the Ministry of Interior,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bicameralism: Encyclopedia Ii - Bicameralism - The Different Sorts Of Bicameralism
Bicameralism - Federalism. Some countries, such as Australia, Canada, the United States, India, Malaysia, Brazil, Switzerland, South Af...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Transition To Democracy: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Transition To Democracy - The First Government Of Adolfo Suárez July 1976 - June 1977
Fernández Miranda, as president of the Council of the Kingdom, obtained Adolfo Suárez’s placement on the new list of three candidates...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bicameralism: Encyclopedia Ii - Bicameralism - The Different Sorts Of Bicameralism
Bicameralism - Federalism. Some countries, such as Australia, the United States, India, Malaysia, Brazil, Switzerland, and Germany, lin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baltasar Garzón: Encyclopedia Ii - Baltasar Garzón - International Cases
Garzón rose to international prominence in 1998 for his issue of an arrest warrant for former Chilean president Augusto Pinochet over th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Western Sahara: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Western Sahara - Background
The Western Sahara area has never formed a state in the modern sense of the word. Phoenician/Carthaginian colonies established or reinfor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legislature: Encyclopedia Ii - Legislature - Chambers
The primary component of a legislature is one or more chambers or houses: assemblies that debate and vote upon bills. Most legislatures a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autonomous Communities Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Autonomous Communities Of Spain - Formation And Powers
Centralism, nationalism and separatism played an important role in the Spanish transition. For fear that separatism would lead to instabi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basque Nationalist Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Basque Nationalist Party - The Spanish Civil War And Franco's Rule
After the coup of 18th July 1936, the party felt torn. It shared the rebel side's Catholicism and there was pressure from the Vatican to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diet Assembly: Encyclopedia Ii - Diet Assembly - Historic Uses
In this sense, it commonly refers to the Reichstag assemblies of the Holy Roman Empire; see Reichstag (institution), Diet of Augsburg, Di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Initiative For Catalonia Greens: Encyclopedia Ii - Initiative For Catalonia Greens - Ideology
Green issues Worldwide green parties (list): Global Greens · Africa · Americas · Asia-Pacific · Europe Global Greens Charter: ecologi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Monarchy: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Monarchy - History
The History of the Spanish monarchy can be traced back to the end of the middle ages, specifically to the alliance between Isabella I of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Spain - History
Spain - Prehistory. The indigenous peoples peoples of the Iberian peninsula, consisting of a number of separate tribes, are given the g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Senate: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Senate - Elections To The Senate
In Spain, elections to the upper house are held at the same time than elections to the lower, but the method is completely different. Whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Madrid: Encyclopedia Ii - Madrid - Contemporary Madrid
Contemporary Madrid came into its own after the death of the Fascist dictator Francisco Franco. Years of the Franco regime left Madrid an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eusko Alkartasuna: Encyclopedia Ii - Eusko Alkartasuna - Origin
Even though the idea for a Basque national political party separate from both Herri Batasuna and the Euzko Alderdi-Jeltzalea / Partido Na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Juan Carlos I Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Juan Carlos I Of Spain - Early Life
The future King's early life was dictated largely by the political concerns of his father, Juan de Borbón, and Franco. He moved to Spain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Juan Carlos I Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Juan Carlos I Of Spain - Family And Private Life
Juan Carlos was married in Athens on May 14, 1962, to Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark, daughter of King Paul. She was Greek Orthodo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Juan Carlos I Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Juan Carlos I Of Spain - Franco's Heir 1969-1975
The regime of Francisco Franco had come to power during the Spanish Civil War, which had pitted socialists against liberals, monarchists,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Juan Carlos I Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Juan Carlos I Of Spain - Restoration Of The Monarchy
After Franco's death Juan Carlos quickly instituted democratic reforms, to the great displeasure of conservative elements, especially in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Western Sahara: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Western Sahara - Moroccan-mauritanian Invasion
On November 14, 1975, Spain evacuated its forces, repatriating even the Spanish corpses from its cemeteries, although its mandate had not...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Western Sahara: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Western Sahara - Negotiations On Withdrawal
In late 1975, Spain held meetings with Polisario leader El-Ouali, to negotiate the terms for a handover of power. But at the same time, M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Western Sahara: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Western Sahara - Spanish Sahara
In 1884, Spain claimed a protectorate over the coast from Cape Bojador to Cap Blanc. Later, the Spanish extended their area of control. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Western Sahara: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Western Sahara - The Cease-fire
In 1991 Morocco and the Polisario Front agreed on a UN-backed cease-fire in the Settlement Plan. This plan, its further detail fleshed ou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Juan Carlos I Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Juan Carlos I Of Spain - Early Life
The future King's early life was dictated largely by the political concerns of his father, Juan de Borbón, and Franco. He moved to Spain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Juan Carlos I Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Juan Carlos I Of Spain - Family And Private Life
Juan Carlos was married in Athens on May 14, 1962, to HRH Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark, daughter of King Paul. She was Greek Ort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Juan Carlos I Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Juan Carlos I Of Spain - Role In Contemporary Spanish Politics
The election of socialist leader Felipe González to the Spanish Prime Ministership in 1982 marked the effective end of Juan Carlos' acti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Juan Carlos I Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Juan Carlos I Of Spain - Franco's Heir 1969-1975
The regime of Francisco Franco had come to power during the Spanish Civil War, which had pitted republicans and socialists against conser...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Juan Carlos I Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Juan Carlos I Of Spain - Ancestry And Titles
King Juan Carlos is a direct descendant of many famous European rulers, such as Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (who was the first King of S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg Spain - An Emperor And A King 1521-1556
Charles’s victory at the Battle of Pavia, 1525, surprised many Italians and Germans and elicited concerns that Charles would endeavor t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg Spain - The Spanish Economy 1516-1700
Like most of Europe, Spain had suffered from famine and plague during the 14th and 15th centuries. By 1500, Europe was beginning to emerg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg Spain - The Spanish Bureaucracy 1516-1700
The Spanish received a massive influx of gold from the colonies in the New World as plunder when they were conquered, much of which Charl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg Spain - Spanish Society And The Inquisition 1516-1700
The Spanish Inquisition was formally launched during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, continued by their Habsburg successors, and only...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg Spain - The Last Spanish Habsburgs 1643-1700
Supported by the French, the Catalonians, Neapolitans, and Portuguese rose up in revolt against the Spanish in the 1640s. With the Spanis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg Spain - Spanish Art And Culture 1516-1700
Main article: Spanish Golden Age The Spanish Golden Age was a flourishing period of arts and letters in Spain which spanned roughly from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Transition To Democracy: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Transition To Democracy - The Political Role Of King Juan Carlos I
The death of Franco elevated Don Juan Carlos de Borbón to the monarchy. Until Franco’s death, Juan Carlos had discreetly stood in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Transition To Democracy: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Transition To Democracy - The Governments Of The Ucd
The UCD received a plurality, but not an absolute majority, in both the June 1977 and March 1979 elections. In order to exercise power, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Transition To Democracy: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Transition To Democracy - The First Elections And The Draft Of The Constitution
Elections held June 15, 1977 confirmed the existence of four important political forces at the national level. The votes broke down in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Transition To Democracy: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Transition To Democracy - The First Government Of The Monarchy January-july 1976
The first government of Juan Carlos was presided over by Carlos Arias Navarro. The King made this appointment in accordance with the guid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg Spain - The Road To Rocroi 1626-1643
Olivares was a man sadly out of time; he realized that Spain needed to reform, and to reform it needed peace. The destruction of the Unit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg Spain - God Is Spanish 1596-1626
Faced with wars against England, France, and the Netherlands, each led by extraordinarily capable leaders, already-bankrupted Spain was o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Madrid: Encyclopedia Ii - Madrid - Universities
Madrid - Universidad Complutense de Madrid. The Complutense University is one of the oldest universities in the world, and the largest ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Madrid: Encyclopedia Ii - Madrid - Tourist Attractions
Important cultural and tourist spots include the so-called Golden Triangle of Art, located along the Paseo del Prado and comprising the f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Madrid: Encyclopedia Ii - Madrid - Demographics
As the capital city of Spain, the city has attracted many immigrants from around the world. While almost 9 in 10 inhabitants are Spanish,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Madrid: Encyclopedia Ii - Madrid - Transportation
Madrid - Air. Madrid is served by Barajas International Airport. Barajas serves as the main hub of Iberia Airlines and other airlines. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Madrid: Encyclopedia Ii - Madrid - Sports
Madrid is home to Real Madrid, the world's most successful football club (according to FIFA). There are two other major teams, the Primer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg Spain - The Troubled King 1571-1598
The time for rejoicing in Madrid was short-lived. In 1566, Calvinist-led riots in the Spanish Netherlands (roughly equal to modern-day Ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg Spain - St. Quentin To Lepanto 1556-1571
Spain was not yet at peace, as the aggressive Henry II of France came to the throne in 1547 and immediately renewed the conflict with Spa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg Spain - The Spanish Economy 1516-1700
Like most of Europe, Spain had suffered from famine and plague during the 14th and 15th centuries. By 1500, Europe was beginning to emerg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Madrid: Encyclopedia Ii - Madrid - History
Although the site of modern-day Madrid has been occupied since prehistoric times, the first historical data from the city comes from the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Spain - Geography
Mainland Spain is dominated by high plateaus and mountain ranges such as the Pyrenees or the Sierra Nevada. Running from these heights ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Madrid: Encyclopedia Ii - Madrid - Sports
Madrid is home to Real Madrid, the world's most successful football club (according to FIFA). There are two other major teams, the Primer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Madrid: Encyclopedia Ii - Madrid - Transportation
Madrid - Air. Madrid is served by Barajas International Airport. Barajas serves as the main hub of Iberia Airlines and other airlines. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Madrid: Encyclopedia Ii - Madrid - Universities
Madrid - Universidad Complutense de Madrid. The Complutense University is one of the oldest universities in the world, and the largest ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Madrid: Encyclopedia Ii - Madrid - Tourist Attractions
Important cultural and tourist spots include the so-called Golden Triangle of Art, located along the Paseo del Prado and comprising the f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Spain - Terrorism
The Government of Spain is involved in a long-running campaign against Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA), a terrorist organization foun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Spain - Politics
Main article: Politics of Spain Spain is a constitutional monarchy, with a hereditary monarch and a bicameral parliament, the Cortes Gene...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Spain - Economy
Main article: Economy of Spain Spain's mixed capitalist economy supports a GDP that on a per capita basis is 87% that of the four leading...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Spain - Geography
Main article: Geography of Spain Mainland Spain is dominated by high plateaus and mountain ranges such as the Pyrenees or the Sierra Neva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Spain - Administrative Divisions
Administratively, Spain is divided into 50 provinces, grouped into 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities with high degree of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Madrid: Encyclopedia Ii - Madrid - Demographics
As the capital city of Spain, the city has attracted many immigrants from around the world. While almost 9 in 10 inhabitants are Spanish,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Madrid: Encyclopedia Ii - Madrid - History
Although the site of modern-day Madrid has been occupied since prehistoric times, the first historical data from the city comes from the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bicameralism: Encyclopedia Ii - Bicameralism - Theory
Although the ideas on which bicameralism is based can be traced back to the theories developed in ancient Greece and Rome, recognizable b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baltasar Garzón: Encyclopedia Ii - Baltasar Garzón - Spanish Cases
In 1993, he went into politics, running for the Cortes Generales on the party list of then ruling party PSOE. He was also declared head o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autonomous Communities Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Autonomous Communities Of Spain - List
Here is a list of the communities and provinces. Navarra Ba. Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea See also: List of Spanish autonomous communiti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legislature: Encyclopedia Ii - Legislature - List Of Titles Of Legislatures
National Parliament Congress Diet National Assembly Althing — Iceland Assembleia da República — Portugal Bundestag — Germany C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bicameralism: Encyclopedia Ii - Bicameralism - Examples
   Nations with bicameral legislatures.   &# ... See also:Bicameralism, Bicameralism - Theory, Bicameralism - The different ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Juan Carlos I Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Juan Carlos I Of Spain - Franco's Heir 1969-1975
The regime of Francisco Franco had come to power during the Spanish Civil War, which had pitted socialists against liberals, monarchists,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Juan Carlos I Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Juan Carlos I Of Spain - Family And Private Life
Juan Carlos was married in Athens on May 14, 1962, to Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark, daughter of King Paul. She was Greek Orthodo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Juan Carlos I Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Juan Carlos I Of Spain - Role In Contemporary Spanish Politics
The election of socialist leader Felipe González to the Spanish Prime Ministership in 1982 marked the effective end of Juan Carlos' acti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Juan Carlos I Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Juan Carlos I Of Spain - Restoration Of The Monarchy
After Franco's death Juan Carlos quickly instituted democratic reforms, to the great displeasure of conservative elements, especially in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Spain - Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Spain The Spanish Constitution, although affirming the sovereignty of the Spanish Nation, recognizes histor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Spain - Identities
The Spanish Constitution of 1978, in its second article, recognizes historic entities ("nationalities," a carefully chosen word in order ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg Spain - St. Quentin To Lepanto 1556-1571
Spain was not yet at peace, as the aggressive Henry II of France came to the throne in 1547 and immediately renewed the conflict with Spa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg Spain - An Emperor And A King 1521-1556
Charles’s victory at the Battle of Pavia, 1525, surprised many Italians and Germans and elicited concerns that Charles would endeavor t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Spain - Identities
The Spanish Constitution of 1978, in its second article, recognizes historic entities ("nationalities," a carefully chosen word in order ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Spain - Demographics
The Spanish Constitution, although affirming the sovereignty of the Spanish Nation, recognizes historical nationalities. The Castilian-de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg Spain - The Troubled King 1571-1598
The time for rejoicing in Madrid was short-lived. In 1566, Calvinist-led riots in the Spanish Netherlands (roughly equal to modern-day Ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg Spain - God Is Spanish 1596-1626
Faced with wars against England, France, and the Netherlands, each led by extraordinarily capable leaders, already-bankrupted Spain was o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg Spain - Spanish Society And The Inquisition 1516-1700
The Spanish Inquisition was formally launched during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, continued by their Habsburg successors, and only...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg Spain - The Last Spanish Habsburgs 1643-1700
Supported by the French, the Catalonians, Neapolitans, and Portuguese rose up in revolt against the Spanish in the 1640s. With the Spanis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg Spain - The Road To Rocroi 1626-1643
Olivares was a man sadly out of time; he realized that Spain needed to reform, and to reform it needed peace. The destruction of the Unit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Spain - Economy
Spain's mixed capitalist economy supports a GDP that on a per capita basis is 87% that of the four leading West European economies. The c...   » Read the article