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The Basques are an ethnic group from southwestern Europe, primarily living in the Basque Country around the western Pyrenees between Spain and France, who are distinguished by their unique language, culture, and genetic connection to ancient European populations. They are notable because they are considered among Europe's last direct descendants of Neolithic populations, making them significant for understanding European history and human migration.
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Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Basques
- Ethnic group.flag
- Flag of the Basque Country.svg
- Ethnic group.flag_caption
- Flag of the Basques
- Ethnic group.region1
- Spain(people living in the Basque Provinces of Spain, including some areas where most people do not identify themselves as Basque)
- Ethnic group.pop1
- 2,410,000
- Ethnic group.region2
- France(people living in the French Basque Country, not all of whom identify as Basque)
- Ethnic group.pop2
- 239,000
- Ethnic group.region3
- United States(self-identifying as having Basque ancestry)
- Ethnic group.pop3
- 57,793
- Ethnic group.region4
- Canada(including those of mixed ancestry)
- Ethnic group.pop4
- 7,745 For more countries, see Basque diaspora
Article · Español
La etnia vasca es una etnia que se encuentra en la península ibérica y suroeste de Francia, perteneciendo su territorio natal actualmente a España y Francia. Los vascos actuales son descendiente del pueblo vascón (actual Navarra) y los pueblos que estos vasconizaron a lo largo de la historia, que son los territorios vascongados (CAV) y los territorios gascos (País Vasco francés).El origen del término vasco es desconocido, solo se sabe que no es propio del euskera, autoglotónimo del conjunto de pueblos vascos.
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