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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Official name: País Vasco
Demonym: euskaldun
Population: 2230452
Area: 7234
Elevation: 876
Official website: www.euskadi.eus
Image: Eusko Jaurlaritzaren egoitza nagusia, Gasteiz, Euskal Herria.jpg

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P11012: radium
Human Development Index: 0.924
native label: Euskadi
Commons category: Basque Autonomous Community
P12749: 168 BC

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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.