Basque Country

Also known as País Vasco, Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa, Euskadi, Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, Pais Vasco, Vascongadas, Basque Country (autonomous community), Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa / Comunidad Autónoma Vasca

autonomous community of Spain

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Basque Country is an autonomous community located in Spain with its own regional government and powers of self-governance. It matters because it has a distinct cultural and linguistic identity, with its own language (Euskera) and traditions that differ from the rest of Spain, making it a significant region in Spanish politics and European cultural diversity.

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Part of: Southern Basque Country
Has part: Biscay
Official name: País Vasco
Demonym: euskaldun
Country: Spain
Located in: Spain
Contains: Biscay
Capital: Vitoria-Gasteiz
Official language: Basque
Population: 2230452
Area: 7234
Elevation: 876
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Cantabrian Sea
Head of government: Imanol Pradales
Legislature: Basque Parliament
Anthem: Gernikako Arbola
Shares border with: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Highest point: Aketegi
Official website: www.euskadi.eus
Image: Eusko Jaurlaritzaren egoitza nagusia, Gasteiz, Euskal Herria.jpg
Flag: Ikurrina
Coat of arms: coat of arms of Basque Country

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P11012: radium
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
different from: French Basque Country
topic's main category: Category:Basque Country (autonomous community)
Human Development Index: 0.924
category of associated people: Category:People from the Basque Country (autonomous community)
category for people born here: Category:Births in the Basque Autonomous Community
office held by head of government: President of the Basque Autonomous Community
category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in the Basque Country (autonomous community)
native label: Euskadi
Commons category: Basque Autonomous Community
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in the Basque Autonomous Community
P12749: 168 BC
executive body: Basque Government

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The Basque Country or Basque Autonomous Community (/bæsk, bɑːsk/), also officially called Euskadi ([eus̺kadi]), is an autonomous community in northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava (Araba), Biscay (Bizkaia), and Gipuzkoa (Guipúzcoa). It surrounds two enclaves, Treviño and Valle de Villaverde.

The Basque Country was granted the status of nationality, attributed by the Spanish Constitution of 1978. The autonomous community is based on the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country, a foundational legal document providing the framework for the development of the Basque people in the Southern Basque Country. Parallel to this; Navarre, which narrowly rejected a joint statute of autonomy in 1932, was granted a separate chartered statute in 1982.

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Basque Country

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