Megasites

Search Engine Colossus - Spain
Links to primary Spain -- in Spanish and English -- search engines and gateways.

Spanish Language.co.uk
Spanish language Search Engine directory.

Sitios Espana.com/
News oriented Spanish language search engine.

TN Relaciones
Recommend research resource with links to Spanish language Google, Yahoo, Ask, etc.

CULTURA
Sitios Web de la Secretaría de Estado de Cultura.

BUSCADORES Y SITIOS PORTALES DE ESPAÑA
Directorios Tematicos Busquedas especiales en español Motores de Busqueda Multibuscadores de España .

DMOZ Open Directory - Spain
Large link collection, includes links to Interactive Portals, Music and Art, Country/Regions, etc

Yahoo Regional Countries Links - Spain
Excellent Yahoo search engine links for everything from Arts and Humanities to Travel and more.
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Castilian Spanish (also link to Spanish Language Materials on main Spanish page)

Real Academia Española
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española. The Royal Spanish Academy is the official institution responsible for regulating the Spanish langauge.

Castilian Spanish - Wikipedia
Main WIkipedia article on Castilian Spanish.

Standard Spanish - Wikipedia
Main WIkipedia article on Standard Spanish.

el Castellano.org
La Pagina del Idioma Español.

Castilian Spanish Television Online
YouTube presentation; also explore surrounding links.

Why is Spanish Sometimes Called Castilian?
An About.com article with linked references.

Castilian Spanish Phrasebook - Wikitravel
Includes: Pronunciation Guide, Phrase list, and the like.
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Spain - Online Media and News

Kidon Media-Link: Spain
Links to Spanish and English online newspapers, magazines, TV and radio stations from this giant news.

OnlineNewspapers.com - Spain

Solid selection of online national newspapers.

TV Streaming from Spain
Links to numerous live TV stations.

Spanish TV Channels
Title says it all.

TV Gratis
More Spanish TV channel links.

Radio Stations World - Spain
Links to both national radio networks and news agencies.

Spanish Radio Stations
Internet Spanish language radio stations.

Yahoo! News - Spain
Latest news in English from a variety of news sources.

SCOLA
SCOLA ia a leader in foreign language television news broadcasts. Schedule of broadcasts, insta-classes in some languages, and other useful information.
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Spain - History, Culture, Religion

WWW-VL History: Spain
Largest resource on the Internet with links to many areas and topics.

History of Spain: Primary Documents
Part of EuroDocs project of online sources for European History at Brigham Young University.

Spanish History Time-line
Timeline from Wikipedia from prehistoric times into 21st Century, with links to major events and personages.

Wikipedia - History of Spain
Detailed online history with numerous hyperlinks to important events, personalities and places.

History of Spain
Link to Encyclopedia Britannica article on Spain.

HISTORIA DE ESPAÑA
Spanish language history resources and articles by university scholars.

Historia de España
Online Spanish language history from prehistoric times to present day.

Wikipedia - Spain
Excellent online encyclopedia article covering geography, history, military, culture, etc. with links to Internet resources (also noted below).
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Spain - Government and Politics

La Moncloa - Gobierno de España
Spanish government homepage with links to President, Government, Press Room, and Information on Spain.

Governments on the WWW - Spain
Includes links to National Institutions and Government sites including President and most Ministries; Embassies in foreign countries, Political Parties, etc.

Banco de España
Official website of the Bank of Spain.

Political Resources on the Net - Kingdom of Spain
Listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more from all around the world.

Foreign and International Law - Spain
From the Washburn University School of Law Library, links to country sites for Constitutional Law, Government and Politics, Law and Legislation, Legislative Bodies, etc.

Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations
"Welcome to the Web page of the Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations."

Europa: Gateway to the European Union - Spain
Spain has been a member of the EU since its inception in 1986.

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Spain - Country Studies

A Country Study: Spain
Detailed study from the Federal Research Division, Library of Congress.

CIA World Factbook - Spain
Good resource site for information on Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation, Military, and Transnational Issues.

BBC News Country Profiles - Spain
Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries; also biographic sketches of leaders, essay on media, and historic timelines. They also include audio and video clips from the BBC archives.

Wikipedia - Spain
Excellent online encyclopedia article covering geography, history, military, culture, etc. with links to Internet resources (also noted above).

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Spain - Country Analyses

U.S. Department of State Background Notes - Spain
Background Notes are updated/revised as they are received from regional bureaus and are added to the database of the Department of State web site. Categories include: Geography, People, History, Government, Political Conditions, Economy, Defense, Foreign Relations, U.S. Relations, and Travel/Business.

The International Monetary Fund Spain
Latest developments in Peace and Security, Economic Development, Humanitarian Aid/Refugees, Environment/Shelter, Human Rights, Women/Children/Population, Health/Poverty/Food Security, Culture/Education.

The World Bank Group - Spain
WBG Activities in Spain , with additional related links.

World Trade Organization - Spain
"The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world?s trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business."

Energy Information Administration Country Analysis Briefs - Spain
"The Energy Information Administration (EIA), created by Congress in 1977, the a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. We provide policy-independent data, forecasts, and analysis to promote sound policy making efficient markets and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and environment."

World Health Organization - Spain 
About WHO" "The World Health Organization, the United Nations specialized agency for health, was established on 7 April 1948. WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO's Constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."

International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - Spain
The world's largest humanitarian network with nearly 100 million members, volunteers and supporters in 186 National Societies.

Amnesty International - Spain
Amnesty International is a champion defender of human rights worldwide. Familiarity with a given country's human rights issues can provide a unique insight into many other aspects of its culture and politics.

Human Rights Watch - Spain
Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world.
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In-country Universities, Programs and Centers of Study

Universities in Spain
Discusses education system and admissions; plus extensive list and links to public and private universities and colleges in Spain by regions.

Colleges and Universities in Spain
Basic list with links to national and private universities.

Universities in Spain
By 2011 University Web Ranking.

Educacion.gob.es
Official Spanish government link to education.

Biblioteca Nacional de España
Website of the Spanish National Library.

Rankings of U.S. Graduate Programs: Spanish and Portugues Language and Literature
Top 60 Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature graduate programs in the US using the latest National Research Council data

Libraries in Spain
List of online links to major Spanish libraries from WWW-VL.
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Spain - Travel Guides

Ministry of Tourism - Spain
Official government website of Ministry of Tourism.

Wikitravel - Spain
Wikitravel - by the people, for the people. Wikitravel is a project to create a free, complete, up-to-date, and reliable world-wide travel guide.

Lonely Planet - Spain
By the good people at Lonely Planet, for the good people of the world.

Yahoo Travel Guide - Spain
Includes links to history, basics, transportation, dining, shopping and climate.

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