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2204:. In southern and some central areas this policy has resulted in schoolchildren having to travel sometimes for hours every day in order to attend education provided in the historic language of Navarre, largely relying on public subscription (yearly festival Nafarroa Oinez, solidarity from the ikastola network, donations, etc.) or receiving as a result no allowances for school meals. Even in northern Basque or mixed language areas, allegations raised by Basque speaker associations point regularly to a conspicuous disregard for recognised language rights, e.g. virtual non-existence of Basque language medical assistance across areas where the vast majority is Basque speaking, insufficient Basque speaking librarians, no broadcasting permission in the last 20 years (as of 2013) for the only Basque language radio in Pamplona, Spanish monolingual signalization and even removal of bilingual one, etc. Spanish is or can be spoken in Navarre by the entire population, with few exceptions in remote rural areas. 587: 2267: 2283: 3197:) ruling against the use of some school books that had in their content a map that displayed the Chartered Community of Navarre within the Basque Country area, claiming it distorted the natural, historic, legal, social, geographic and politic reality of Navarre. The same court has also ruled against considering the knowledge of the Basque language when hiring in the public administration, and the establishment of Basque-medium schools has usually been opposed by Navarrese and municipal governments. The Navarrese government and courts have also taken measures to remove Basque symbols from public buildings. As an example, the Administrative Court of Navarre ( 1669: 113: 1659: 2346:, some 400 kilometres (250 miles) away from Bilbao. Indeed, the lack of a central governing body for the public faculties of the Bilbao area, namely those of Economics in Sarriko, Medicine in Basurto, Engineering in Bilbao and the School of Mining in Barakaldo (est. 1910s), was seen as a gross handicap for the cultural and economic development of the area, and so, during the late 1960s many formal requests were made to the Francoist government in order to establish a Basque public university that would unite all the public faculties already founded in Bilbao. As a result of that, the 6084: 1632: 2275: 1083: 59: 73: 337: 3235: 3148: 101: 2159: 569: 3719: 1622: 1095: 3125:. ETA declared temporary ceasefires in 1989, 1996, 1998 and 2006, but these subsequently came to an abrupt end. However, on 5 September 2010, ETA declared a permanent ceasefire, and on 20 October 2011 ETA announced a "definitive cessation of its armed activity". On 2 May 2018, ETA issued a historic statement declaring a definitive end to its armed struggle and the organisation was officially dissolved, after six decades of political conflict. 978: 4255: 2926: 2745: 2600: 1992: 3139: 4357: 4371: 2178:
spoken by approximately a quarter of the total Basque Country, its stronghold being the contiguous area formed by Gipuzkoa, northern Navarre and the Pyrenean French valleys. It is not spoken natively in most of Álava, western Biscay and the southern half of Navarre. Of a total estimation of some 650,000 Basque speakers, approximately 550,000 live in the Spanish Basque country, the rest in the French.
3178:) which allowed Navarre to be eventually absorbed in the Basque Country at their request. This was added after the rejection of the majority of the political parties of Navarre to be incorporated in a joined Basque Country Autonomous Community. The coat of arms of the Basque Autonomous Community included the coat of arms of Navarre (along the coats of arms of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa) when the 1406:, etc.) were followed by the intervention of newly reformed and recent institutions, such as Spain's central tribunal Inquisition, the (Navarrese) Royal Tribunals, and the Diocesan Tribunal, who organized a series of trials for alleged witchcraft and heretical practices. In the heat of the Wars of Religion and the struggle for Navarre, persecution came to a head in the hysteria of the 1609–1611 3767: 2089: 2081: 553: 3079:, "The Constitution is based on the indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation, the common and indivisible homeland of all Spaniards". Therefore, since this precludes a declaration of independence of Spanish regions, some Basques abstained and some even voted against it in the referendum of 6 December of that year. The constitution was nevertheless 2990:(UPN), a conservative party formerly attached to People's Party. It was the ruling party in Navarre from 1996 to 2015, and a firm opponent of Basque nationalism, the idea of a Basque Country including Navarre, and virtually all matters Basque. It emphasizes the Spanish character of Navarre, its distinct institutional make-up, and taxation system. 1378:: Region of south-western Europe, an area inhabited especially by the 'Basques': they keep unity with regards to race and language, in spite of one sector belonging to Spain (see Spanish Basque Country ) and the other to France (see French Basque Country ). The Basque Country extends over 21,023 sq km, and is home to 1,585,409 inhabitants. 2208: 2132:
language shift towards Spanish language in the Basque-speaking areas of the Spanish Basque Country, a phenomenon initially restricted to the upper urban classes, but progressively reaching the lower classes. Western Biscay, most of Alava and southern Navarre have been Spanish-speaking (or Romance-speaking) for centuries.
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Since the last quarter of the 20th century, there have been very different political views on the significance of the Basque Country, with some Basque nationalists aiming to create an independent state including the whole area, and Spanish nationalism denying the very existence of the Basque Country.
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Much as has been the case for Spain's two other major economic poles (Madrid and Catalonia), the Basque Country received significant immigration from other poorer regions of Spain, due to its higher level of economic development and early industrialization. During the second half of the 20th century,
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in Navarre and Gipuzkoa and to a lesser extent in Bizkaia. This process also happened in Northern Castile. They were all collectively called Franks because most of them came from French regions (Normans, Bretons, Burgundians, Aquitanians etc.) but an important minority of them were in fact of German,
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Over the last 25 years, some 380,000 people have left the Basque Autonomous Community, of which some 230,000 have moved to other parts of Spain. While certainly many of them are people returning to their original homes when starting their retirement, there is also a sizable tract of Basque natives in
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stock arrived in the Basque Autonomous Community in the late 19th century and throughout the 20th century, as the region became more and more industrialized and prosperous and additional workers were needed to support the economic growth. Descendants of immigrants from other parts of Spain have since
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was a team operating at the same level until 2013 which was commercially sponsored, but also worked as an unofficial Basque national team and was partly funded by the Basque Government. Its riders were Basque, or at least grew up in the region's cycling culture; members of the team were sometimes
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sponsored by the Basque regional government which aim at the generalization of its use. However, the actual implementation of this official status is patchy and problematic, relying ultimately on the will of the different administrative levels to enforce it—Justice, Health, Administration. It is
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opposes Basque nationalist attempts to provide education in Basque through all Navarre (which would include areas where it is not traditionally spoken). Basque language teaching in the public education network is therefore limited to the Basque speaking north and central regions. In the central
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The European Commission for Regional or Minority Languages to which Spain is signatory has issued a number of recommendations in order to guarantee a real official status for Basque language (2004), e.g. the suppression of the administrative linguistic divides of Navarre for considering it an
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has historically attempted to absorb ethnic minority groups – including the French Basques – into a linguistically unified state, Spain in turn has accepted intermittently in its history some degree of linguistic, cultural, and political autonomy to the Basques. Altogether there was a gradual
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The Basque Country has a population of approximately 3 million as of early 2006. The population density, at about 140/km (360/sq mi) is above average for both Spain and France, but the distribution of the population is fairly unequal, concentrated around the main cities. A third of the
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also were found north and south of the mountains. They lived as untouchables in Basque villages and were allowed to marry only among themselves. Their origin is unclear and has historically been surrounded with superstitions. Nowadays, they have mostly assimilated into the general
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Despite being spoken in a relatively small territory, the rugged features of the Basque countryside and the historically high population density resulted in a heavy dialectal fragmentation throughout history, which increased the value of both Spanish and French respectively as
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in 1548. It lasted in various forms until 1901. In 1868, in order to fulfill the need for college graduates for the thriving industry that was flourishing in the Bilbao area, there was an unsuccessful effort to establish a Basque-Navarrese University. Nonetheless, in 1897 the
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Despite Amaiur's results, the group was refused a parliamentary group in an unprecedented decision in the Spanish Parliament, on the grounds that the coalition's MPs represented two different constituencies. As a result, Amaiur (5th political group in the
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Urzainqui, Tomas; Esarte, Pello; García Manzanal, Alberto; Sagredo, Iñaki; Sagredo, Iñaki; Sagredo, Iñaki; Del Castillo, Eneko; Monjo, Emilio; Ruiz de Pablos, Francisco; Guerra Viscarret, Pello; Lartiga, Halip; Lavin, Josu; Ercilla, Manuel (2013).
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or "Fourth Transitory Provision"). To date, there has been no implementation of this law. Despite demands for a referendum by minority leftist forces and Basque nationalists in Navarre, it has been opposed by mainstream Spanish parties and the
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There are not many sources on the issue for the French Basque country, but the establishment of an autonomic regime in the Northern Basque Country and the officiality of the Basque language are two of the main demands of Basque nationalists.
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left for over a decade a distorted representation of the Basque politics in local councils and regional parliaments, as well as a swiftly changing array of disbanded party names, new alliances, and re-accommodations (since 1998).
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The situation of the Basque language in the French Basque Country is vulnerable (as rated by Unesco). The pressure of French as a well-established mainstream language and different administrative obstacles to the consolidation of
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this group who have moved due to a Basque nationalist political environment (including ETA's killings) which they perceive as overtly hostile. These have been quoted to be as high as 10% of the population in the Basque Community.
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in Spain has three types of schools differentiated by their linguistic teaching models: A, B and D. Model D, with education entirely in Basque, and Spanish as a compulsory subject, is the most widely chosen model by parents. In
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José Aranda Aznar writes that 30% of the population in the Basque Country Autonomous Community were born in other regions of Spain and that 40% of the people living in that territory do not have a single Basque parent.
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make the language's future prospects uncertain. On 14 June 2013, pointing to the 1850 Falloux act and declaring thereafter that French is the official language of France, the regional subprefect declared illegal the
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Since the 1980s, as a consequence of its considerable economic prosperity, the Basque Country has received an increasing number of immigrants, mostly from Eastern Europe, North Africa, Latin America,
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had decreed Navarre's permanent independence from France (31 December 1596). In the decades after the Spanish annexation, the Basque Country went through increased religious, ideological and national
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and Navarre, with a limited self-governing status, as settled by the Spanish Constitution. However, a significant part of Basque society is still attempting higher degrees of self-empowerment (see
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also took part in its creation). EH Bai has become the main nationalist force in the North, and has taken a more moderate stance on historical nationalist demands than its predecessors.
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for not complying with its international commitments and actually failing to accept minorities by violating their linguistic rights. In November 2013, France decided not to ratify the
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There are numerous other significant Basque cultural institutions in the Basque Country and elsewhere. Most Basque organizations in the United States are affiliated with NABO (
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Nowadays, the Basque Autonomous Community enjoys some cultural and political autonomy and Basque is an official language along with Spanish. Basque is favoured by a set of
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located outside of the respective autonomous community are often cited as being part of both the Basque Autonomous Community and also the Basque Country (greater region).
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Currently, the predominant languages in the Spanish and French Basque Countries are Spanish and French, respectively. In the historical process of forging themselves as
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was only introduced in the late 1960s, which helped Basque move away from being perceived – even by its own speakers – as a language unfit for educational purposes.
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and has evolved towards rather moderate positions though it still keeps the demand for self-determination and eventual independence. It is the main party in the
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region. Jean Goyhenetche suggests it would be more accurate to depict the region as the reunion of five entities: Labourd, Lower Navarre, Soule but also
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of 1978 states that Navarre may become a part of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country if it is so decided by its people and institutions (the
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was approved. Following a legal suit by the Navarre government claiming that the usage of the arms of a region on the flag of another was illegal, the
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and restitution to its normal operation, as well as guarantees to prisoners of receiving and sending correspondence in Basque, to mention but a few.
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From 1525, witchcraft allegations originating in a number of Pyrenean valleys on the rearguard of the Lower Navarre front and recent theatre of war (
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Regionalism and revenue : The moderate basque nationalist party, the PNV, and politico-economic power in the basque country of Spain 1980-1998
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in the late 1980s. Since then, Real Sociedad have had many foreign players. Athletic's policy does not apply to head coaches, with famous names as
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would be "country/nation/people/settlement of the Basque language", a concept difficult to render into a single word in most other languages.
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region, Basque teaching in the public education network is fairly limited, and part of the existing demand is served via private schools or
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Since then, attempts were made to find a new framework for self-empowerment. The occasion seemed to have arrived on the proclamation of the
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who eventually played for Spain based on his residency in the southern Basque country. The club has also played in the French third tier.
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council's subsidies to finance a new building for a Basque-language school. On 6 November 2013, the Basque language school network in the
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Football is slightly less popular in Northern Basque country but the region has produced two well known and successful French players,
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Dutch, Italian, English and Swiss stock. Some were also from even more distant lands such as Poland or Denmark. Due to this migration,
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Percentage of fluent speakers of Basque. Those areas where Basque is not a native language are included within the 0–20% interval)
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groups existed in the Basque Country and some still exist as ethnic groups. These were grouped together under the generic terms
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had the chains of the Kingdom of Navarre removed in 1986 after a long-requested petition by the Navarrese regional government.
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In the Northern Basque Country, the French right is the most popular political faction, but since its creation the coalition
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to a paramilitary group with the goal of gaining independence for the Basque Country. ETA is the main organisation of the
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The dynamics of controversial decisions imposed by Spanish tribunals on Basque nationalist parties ideologically close to
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obstacle to the normal use of Basque and discriminating against Basque speakers, the filing of the case against newspaper
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is the most obvious expression of this phenomenon, something which surely had an effect on the current status of Basque.
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For instance, Eugène Goyheneche writes that Treviño is "an integral part of Álava, administratively belonging to the
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which plays occasional friendlies, but not competitive matches, against conventional national teams. Navarre has its
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These westerly territories pledged intermittent allegiance to Navarre in their early stages, but were annexed to the
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forced the Basque government to remove the chains of Navarre, leaving the red background where the chains were.
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The seven historical provinces usually included in the definition of the greater region of the Basque Country.
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and new faces hailing from the same sociological environment. The party is a co-founder of the coalitions
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at the end of the 12th century, so depriving the Kingdom of Navarre of direct access to the ocean. In the
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Assessment of Spain's implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages to Basque
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5490:"La falta de médicos y bibliotecarios que hablen euskera en zonas vascófonas llega al Parlamento foral" 4596: 3939: 2702:, the traditional French conservative party, and one of the main forces in the Northern Basque Country. 510: 2696:. In the Basque Country it is allied with the traditional French right and other center-right parties. 2147:, while a higher, yet still limited degree of tolerance was granted to Basque culture and language in 6746: 6344: 6138: 3225: 2856: 2100:, both the Spanish and French governments have tried more or less intensely to discourage the use of 1422: 526: 501: 1959: 6440: 5338: 5091: 4265: 3015: 2936: 2755: 2715: 2699: 2610: 2499: 2444: 2343: 2002: 997: 4916: 750:(10,391 km²) is a single-province autonomous community. Its name refers to the charters, the 6334: 6093: 6042: 4429: 4269: 3687: 3547: 2940: 2759: 2614: 2432: 2334:
Several faculties, originally teaching only in Spanish, were founded in the Basque region in the
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metropolitan area, while most of the interior of the French Basque Country and some areas of
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Average daily maximum and minimum temperatures for selected locations in the Basque Country
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in San Sebastian. The most famous Basque Biarritz player was the legendary French fullback
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is popular due to the mountainous terrain of the Basque Country and its proximity to the
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and the southern regions of the autonomous community are transitional, with continental
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includes only the 5 members of the PNV and the Basque Autonomous Community (Euskadi).
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The main sport in the Basque Country, as in the rest of Spain and much of France, is
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remain sparsely populated: density culminates at about 500/km (1,300/sq mi) for
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This summary presentation suggests difficulty in justifying the inclusion of a few
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The Basque country sporting tradition is linked to agricultural pursuits such as
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organization. The group was founded in 1959 and evolved from a group promoting
1004:) to the Indo-European migrations. Basque tribes were mentioned by Greek writer 992:
According to some theories, Basques may be the least assimilated remnant of the
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is singled out from the rest of the Spanish Socialist Party's federate branches
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This figure has been obtained by addition of the area of the municipalities of
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However, in December 2015, the Spanish parliamentary elections saw the rise of
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A significant majority of the population of the Basque country live inside the
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in the stands. A number of 'home' matches played by Biarritz Olympique in the
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alongside United Left, and in Navarre it is part of the coalition government.
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with a myriad of different parties from all over Spain, while the so-called
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The French Basque Country is traditionally subdivided into three provinces:
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In the Early Middle Ages (up to the 9th century) the territory between the
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The term Basque Country refers to a collection of regions inhabited by the
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into other languages due to the wide range of meanings of the Basque word
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Nosotros los vascos – Ama Lur – Geografía física y humana de Euskalherria
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Basque nationalists. The right of self-determination was asserted by the
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Real Sociedad used to practice the same policy, until they signed Irish
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Percentage of students registered in Basque language schools (2000–2005)
1532:(about 2,100,000, or 70% of the population) while about 600,000 live in 1094: 6866: 6862: 6858: 6785: 6751: 6221: 4834:
Area figures for Spanish Autonomous Communities have been found on the
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This result is obtained by addition of the communal areas given by the
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in the 16th century. One of the notable members of such minorities was
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with another campus in San Sebastián. Additionally, there is also the
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but falls to 20/km (52/sq mi) in the northern inner provinces of
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Navarre holds two small administrative strips in Aragon, organised as
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Jimeno Jurio, Jose Maria (1998). "Contrarreforma catolica y lengua".
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The Basque Country has also contributed many sportsmen, primarily in
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Auditorium building of the University of the Basque Country in Bilbao
2155:, since both areas mostly supported Francoist troops during the war. 1970:
minorities but these were expelled or forced to assimilate after the
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royal authority and establishing feudalism left Vasconia (to become
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was largely absorbed by France in 1620, despite the fact that King
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En San Sebastián se habla gascón desde el siglo XIV hasta el 1919
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A Basque club was the last to win the cup before the banning of
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A Basque Country including Navarre has proved controversial. The
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were a Roma subgroup found mainly in the Northern Basque Country.
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The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050
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Among other controversies in 2018 the Supreme Court of Navarre (
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feudal authority from the north and the pressure of the Iberian
814:
The Basque Country region is dominated by a warm, humid and wet
525:). In most contemporary sources, it is defined as covering the 416:
The two earliest references (in various spelling guises) are in
6598: 6066: 6031: 5983: 5778:"El 55% de los vascos no desea la independencia; La Vanguardia" 4326: 4322: 3411: 3014:), a progressive Basque nationalist coalition with ties to the 2859:(PP), the main conservative party in Spain, with its branches: 2834: 2582: 2548: 2474: 2416: 2415:
During the 2011 Spanish parliamentary elections, the coalition
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was founded in the early 1970s, which has now evolved into the
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on both sides of the Spanish-French border, easing afterwards.
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The territory of the Cantabri encompassed probably present-day
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on the Spanish side of the border. The values do not apply to
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Pays Basque La terre les hommes Labourd, Basse-Navarre, Soule
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Socialist Party of the Basque Country – Basque Country's Left
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has established its institutions for higher education as the
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such immigrants were commonly referred to by some Basques as
1962:, until the beginning of the 20th century. Navarre also held 1900: 1865:
Agglomération Côte Basque Adour: 126 072 inhabitants (2013)
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been considered Basque for the most part, at least formally.
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Alexander Ugalde Zubirri; Gonzalo Martinez Azumendi (1998).
4539:"Euskal Herriko Soziolinguistikazko Inkesta 1996 – Nafarroa" 3863:
The most renowned Basque footballer of all time is possibly
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Opening of the academic year in the Mondragon Unibertsitatea
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The Basque Country's historic districts (early 18th century)
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Coloquio sobre el problema del bilingüismo en el País Vasco
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Erromintxela: Notas para una investigación sociolingüística
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A readable map of population density for each municipality
1773: 1536:(20% of the population) and about 300,000 (roughly 10%) in 1445:
bred dissent and frustration in the region, giving rise to
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Euskaleŕiaren yakintza = Literatura popular del País Vasco
3875:. Nowadays, the most well-known Basque football player is 2735:
Parties with presence in all of the Spanish Basque Country
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Metropolitan area of Vitoria: 277 812 inhabitants (2015)
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The Basque People in the Middle Ages (historical article)
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Basque parliament adopts resolution on self-determination
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is another top-flight rugby union club with Basque ties.
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inhabitants of Western Europe (specifically those of the
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Euskal Herria Kartografian eta Testigantza Historikoetan
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elections the coalition came up second in popular vote.
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Metropolitan area of Eibar: 70 000 inhabitants (2012)
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is another popular sport with the Basque community. In
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party of Spanish politics, with its regional branches:
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Parties with presence only in the French Basque Country
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The invention of racism: Antiquity and the Middle Ages
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Les Basques et leur histoire : mythes et réalités
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or the statistical data of the Euskal Herria Databank
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Espainiako Konstituzioko laugarren xedapen iragankorra
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The earliest university in the Basque Country was the
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www.funtsak.com, Funtsak-Diseño y Programación Web-.
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Cycling as a sport is popular in the Basque Country.
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Empiria: Revista de metodología de ciencias sociales
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Douglass, William A.; Douglass, Bilbao, J. (2005) .
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List of active autonomist and secessionist movements
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Geographically, the Basque Country was inhabited in
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Izquierda Unida de Navarra-Nafarroako Ezker Batua (
2315:expanded their university by formally founding the 2256:
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
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Greater San Sebastian: 447 844 inhabitants (2014)
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After 6911: 5304: 5180: 5043: 4925:"Population, area and density by municipalities" 4806: 1146:(824), inextricably linked to their kinsmen the 3170:included the "Disposición transitoria cuarta" ( 3158:coat of arms of the Basque Autonomous Community 3129:Rejection of the Basque Country idea in Navarre 2996:, a right-wing coalition formed by UPN, PP and 2493:Parties with presence in all the Basque Country 2305:Bilbao Superior Technical School of Engineering 2059:, a derogatory term which is less used today. 622:, main settlement today Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port 265:. The Basque Country is located in the western 34:Cultural and historic land of the Basque people 5856:"Basque group Eta says armed campaign is over" 5390:Desparicion del Euskara por el norte y el este 5340:L'invention du racisme: Antiquité et Moyen-Âge 4983: 4981: 4979: 4977: 4975: 4973: 4971: 3879:(winner of two European Championships and one 3121:and was the most important participant in the 2354:with campuses in the western three provinces. 1856:Greater Pamplona: 346 716 inhabitants (2012) 1449:by the end of the 19th century, influenced by 1319:were finally incorporated to France after the 6139: 6017: 5221:See these sources for population statistics: 4992:(2nd ed.). Oxford, UK: Basil Blackwell. 4687:F J Gomez Piñeiro; et al., eds. (1980). 4241:have become spots on the world surf circuit. 4169:mountains of greater than 8000 metre altitude 4167:became the first woman to climb the fourteen 3695: 1376:Basque (Country) , Euscalerria or Euskalerria 1349:The independent Navarre north of the Pyrenees 822:and by extension, the climate is similar for 5549: 5547: 5545: 5369: 5336: 5261: 5252:, ISSN 1139-5737, Nº 1, 1998, pags. 121–180. 5117: 5095:La Conquista de Navarra y la Reforma Europea 5077:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 4244: 4199:skyrunning races, held annually since 2002. 2481:) has seen a rise in popularity, and in the 2054: 1157:had been, to a great extent, assimilated by 433: 427: 421: 5848: 5037: 4968: 4745: 4475: 4341:(leading oxen to drag rocks) and Sokatira ( 4283:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 4179:have done so without supplementary oxygen. 4135:regime after the defeat of France in 1940. 2954:. 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Archived from 5085: 5011: 5009: 4587: 4585: 3867:, who holds the record for appearances in 3702: 3688: 1220:By the turn of the millennium, a receding 655: 483: 111: 99: 5818: 5542: 5244: 5242: 4921:Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain) 4303:Learn how and when to remove this message 3105:Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) was an armed 3060:) has demanded the right of some kind of 2974:Learn how and when to remove this message 2793:Learn how and when to remove this message 2648:Learn how and when to remove this message 2040:Learn how and when to remove this message 1580:Largest cities or towns in Basque Country 446:'s Bible translation, published in 1571. 420:'s manuscript, dated around 1564–1567 as 5717: 5711: 5050:. Reno, NV: University of Nevada Press. 4669:HAIZEA; Juan Antonio Sáez, eds. (1999). 4615: 4233:has taken off on the Basque shores, and 3765: 3094: 2281: 2273: 2265: 2206: 2157: 2087: 2079: 1918:resident in the Basque Country were the 1874: 1869: 1093: 1081: 976: 585: 567: 551: 335: 5670: 5668: 5310: 5006: 4987: 4784:. Gaindegia Association. Archived from 4746:E. Asumendi; et al., eds. (2004). 4708:. Gaindegia Association. Archived from 4582: 4509:(3rd ed.). Bilbao: Eukaltzaindia. 3895:. Other notable Basque players include 3195:Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Navarra 3004:but it was unable to form a government. 2837:(mixed Spanish and Basque acronym for: 2286:Law school of the University of Navarre 1345:Spanish conquest of the bulk of Navarre 1335:In Navarre, the civil wars between the 1086:Horses in mountain Bianditz straddling 261:) is the name given to the home of the 14: 6912: 5239: 4830: 4828: 4616:Lizundia, José Luis (2 October 2006). 3213:, placed by the municipal government. 3205:) recently ordered the removal of the 1134:, is not certain. The Vascones around 173:20,947 km (8,088 sq mi) 6127: 6005: 5836:from the original on 5 September 2010 5047:Amerikanuak: Basques in the New World 5015: 4503:Azkue, Resurrección María de (1989). 4502: 4385:Basque Country (autonomous community) 4085:was raised to ProTeam level in 2019. 3969:, who were among 22 players that won 3860:coaching the team at various points. 3589:Basque Country national football team 3036: 2916:Parties with presence only in Navarre 2431:-PP (5 seats) in popular vote in the 1981: 1844: 300:in France, the region is home to the 5665: 5181:Esparza Zabalegi, Jose Mari (2012). 4869:. Diariodenavarra.es. Archived from 4732:(in Spanish). Bilbao: Sua Edizioak. 4447: 4281:adding citations to reliable sources 4248: 4120:captained both Biarritz and France. 3839:policy of hiring only Basque players 3713: 2952:adding citations to reliable sources 2919: 2871:People's Party of The Basque Country 2771:adding citations to reliable sources 2738: 2626:adding citations to reliable sources 2593: 2443:secured a seat in Navarre, with the 2018:adding citations to reliable sources 1985: 1922:who are notable for speaking a rare 1181:) from the 8th to the 11th century. 1059:. Some ancient place-names, such as 5974:Eusko Jaurlaritza/Basque Government 5262:Azua-El País, Félix (22 May 2018). 5185:. Euskal Editorea SL. p. 112. 5025:. Austin: University of Texas Press 4825: 4691:(in French). San Sebastián: Elkar. 3203:Tribunal Administrativo de Nafarroa 3119:Basque National Liberation Movement 3047: 2706:Union of Democrats and Independents 2531:for years. The party is defined as 2396:North American Basque Organizations 1419:traditional provinces were reshaped 707:(7,234 km²) consists of three 409:"the Basque language". Thus a more 24: 5682:. 21 November 2011. Archived from 5311:Álvarez, Jorge (31 October 2019). 4919:(19 km²), from the website of the 4019:five times. Fellow Basque cyclist 2108:identity. The language chosen for 1505:population is concentrated in the 1492:), sometimes by acts of violence ( 1323:, with Bayonne remaining the last 1288:arose in the current lands of the 25: 6936: 5997:EuskoSare Global Basque Community 5967: 4395:Carnivals from the Basque Country 4048:, and is a continuation from the 2381:Mondragón Corporación Cooperativa 1563: 972: 513:. As such it is usually known as 357:difficult to accurately translate 6082: 5337:Delacampagne, Christian (1983). 5292:. Economist.com. 6 November 2008 4369: 4355: 4253: 4191:. Related to mountaineering is 3977:developed international players 3883:) who played for Real Sociedad, 3717: 3233: 3146: 3137: 3024:, a leftist coalition formed by 3002:2019 Navarrese regional election 2924: 2869:Partido Popular del País Vasco ( 2743: 2598: 2437:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 2352:University of the Basque Country 2309:University of the Basque Country 1990: 1667: 1657: 1630: 1620: 1386:Diccionario Geográfico Universal 1369: 1330: 269:, straddling the border between 71: 57: 6920:Basque Country (greater region) 6153: 5943: 5925: 5900: 5874: 5792: 5770: 5748: 5698: 5648: 5631: 5605: 5575: 5512: 5482: 5456: 5440: 5420: 5412:Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia: 5405: 5383: 5330: 5282: 5255: 5215: 5199: 5174: 5145: 5111: 4905: 4885: 4859: 4841:"Instituto Geográfico Nacional" 4800: 4769: 4116:, whose mother was Basque, and 2261: 1499: 1161:and language by the end of the 509:of France, and constitutes the 5589:. 18 June 2013. Archived from 5248:"La mezcla del pueblo vasco", 4777:Institut Géographique National 4661: 4635: 4609: 4556: 4531: 4496: 4469: 4098:Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 4052:team for which Indurain ran. 3835:Spanish football league system 3762:Football in the Basque Country 3338:History of the Basque language 3075:According to Article 2 of the 2825:Spanish Socialist Worker Party 2166:following the motto coined by 2120:. In this regard, the current 1228:) fragmented into a myriad of 1184: 1138:, after much fighting against 818:. The coastal area is part of 762:Disposicion transitoria cuarta 694:Chartered Community of Navarre 632:(also current main settlement) 500:, specifically as part of the 438:('in the Basque Country') and 105:Location of the Basque Country 13: 1: 6412:Eastern and Southeastern Asia 6032:Traditional provinces of the 5121:Navarra. Historia del Euskera 4836:Instituto Geográfico Nacional 4441: 4083:Another team of the same name 3942:were especially prominent in 3751:Culture of the Basque Country 3517:Maskarada (carnival of Soule) 3287: 3184:Constitutional Court of Spain 1451:European Romantic nationalism 1292:from the 9th century onward. 5619:(in Basque). 6 November 2013 5124:(2nd ed.). Txalaparta. 4782:"The Euskal Herria Databank" 4706:"The Euskal Herria Databank" 4647:www.communaute-paysbasque.fr 3958:squads, born in the region. 3168:Spanish Constitution of 1978 3077:Spanish Constitution of 1978 2862:Partido Popular de Navarra ( 2477:(the northern equivalent of 2455:altogether) remained in the 2371:Public University of Navarre 1958:was spoken in the centre of 1201:, a blurred ethnic area and 968:History of the Basque people 449: 403:, is the adjectival form of 331: 198:150.65/km (390.2/sq mi) 7: 6052:Basque Autonomous Community 5676:"Elecciones generales 20-N" 5353:10.3917/fayar.delac.1983.01 5160:El Libro Blanco del Euskera 5097:. Pamplona-Iruña: Pamiela. 4811:. 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It can be translated as 26: 6847:Border changes since 1914 6839: 6813: 6729: 6706: 6643: 6559: 6484: 6411: 6375: 6283: 6257: 6192: 6161: 6091: 6080: 6040: 5228:29 September 2007 at the 4807:Jean Goyhenetche (1993). 4730:Euskal Herria – Un pueblo 4593:Basque-English Dictionary 4245:Traditional Basque sports 4057:strong contenders in the 3755: 3226:Culture of Basque Country 2864:People's Party of Navarre 2730:, far-right, France-wide. 2239:Basque-language schooling 2220:Historic Basque activist 1547:Most of these peoples of 830:as well. Inland areas in 217: 202: 192: 182: 177: 167: 162: 150: 132: 122: 110: 98: 87: 53: 41: 6522:unification with Moldova 6205:Turks and Caicos Islands 5989:Euskara Kultur Elkargoa- 5718:Nordberg, Ilkka (2005). 3938:At international level, 3837:. 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The name is 333: 330: 290:Basque Country 235:Basque Country 229: 228: 221: 215: 214: 204: 200: 199: 196: 194:• Density 193: 190: 189: 186: 183: 180: 179: 175: 174: 171: 168: 165: 164: 160: 159: 154: 148: 147: 134: 130: 129: 124: 120: 119: 116: 108: 107: 104: 96: 95: 85: 84: 77: 70: 69: 63: 56: 55: 54: 51: 50: 45: 43:Basque Country 42: 33: 29:Basque Country 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 6937: 6926: 6923: 6921: 6918: 6917: 6915: 6908: 6905: 6870: 6869: 6868: 6864: 6860: 6856: 6855:Reunification 6852: 6848: 6843: 6838: 6832: 6829: 6827: 6824: 6822: 6819: 6818: 6816: 6812: 6806: 6803: 6801: 6798: 6796: 6793: 6787: 6784: 6782: 6779: 6778: 6777: 6776:Pan-Germanism 6774: 6770: 6767: 6766: 6765: 6762: 6761: 6760: 6757: 6753: 6750: 6749: 6748: 6745: 6743: 6740: 6738: 6735: 6734: 6732: 6728: 6720: 6717: 6716: 6715: 6712: 6711: 6709: 6705: 6697: 6694: 6692: 6689: 6687: 6684: 6682: 6679: 6677: 6674: 6672: 6669: 6667: 6664: 6662: 6659: 6657: 6654: 6653: 6652: 6649: 6648: 6646: 6642: 6636: 6633: 6629: 6626: 6625: 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pelota 3582: 3580: 3577: 3576: 3572: 3566: 3565: 3558: 3555: 3554: 3549: 3543: 3542: 3539: 3536: 3535: 3528: 3525: 3523: 3520: 3518: 3515: 3513: 3510: 3508: 3505: 3503: 3500: 3498: 3495: 3494: 3486: 3485: 3478: 3475: 3473: 3470: 3468: 3465: 3463: 3460: 3458: 3455: 3453: 3450: 3448: 3447:Gateau Basque 3445: 3443: 3440: 3438: 3435: 3433: 3430: 3428: 3425: 3423: 3420: 3418: 3415: 3413: 3410: 3409: 3405: 3399: 3398: 3395: 3392: 3391: 3384: 3381: 3379: 3376: 3374: 3371: 3369: 3366: 3364: 3363:Bertsolaritza 3361: 3359: 3356: 3355: 3347: 3346: 3339: 3336: 3335: 3332: 3329: 3327: 3324: 3322: 3319: 3317: 3314: 3312: 3309: 3307: 3304: 3302: 3299: 3297: 3294: 3293: 3289: 3283: 3282: 3275: 3272: 3271: 3267: 3261: 3260: 3253: 3250: 3249: 3241: 3240: 3236: 3232: 3231: 3227: 3223: 3222: 3214: 3212: 3208: 3204: 3200: 3196: 3192: 3187: 3185: 3181: 3177: 3173: 3169: 3159: 3149: 3140: 3126: 3124: 3120: 3116: 3112: 3108: 3102: 3092: 3088: 3086: 3082: 3078: 3073: 3071: 3067: 3063: 3059: 3055: 3044: 3031: 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Euskal Herria
Basque Country
Flag of Basque Country
Flag
Coat of arms of Basque Country
Coat of arms
Zazpiak Bat
Location of the Basque Country
The seven historical provinces usually included in the definition of the greater region of the Basque Country.
Bilbao
Basque
French
Spanish
Demonym(s)
Basque
Euro
EUR
Internet TLD
.eus
Basque
Spanish
French
Basque people
Pyrenees
France
Spain
Bay of Biscay
Autonomous Communities
Basque Country
Navarre

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