Basque Country
autonomous community of Spain
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Summary
Basque Country is an autonomous community of Spain[1]. It draws 24,761 Wikipedia views per month (autonomous community of spain category, ranking #5 of 15).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Spain[3]
- Country: Spain[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Cantabrian Sea[5]
- Head of government: Imanol Pradales[6]
- Instance of: historical nationality[7], region of Spain[8]
- Capital: Vitoria-Gasteiz[9]
- Official language: Spanish[10], Basque[11]
- Shares border with: Navarre[12], La Rioja[13], Cantabria[14], Castile and León[15], Nouvelle-Aquitaine[16]
- Anthem: Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia[17], Gernikako Arbola[18]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Álava[19], Gipuzkoa[20], Biscay[21]
- Flag: Ikurrina[22]
- Legislative body: Basque Parliament[23]
- Executive body: Basque Government[24]
- Highest judicial authority: High Court of Justice of the Basque Country[25]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Basque Country[26]
- Part of: Southern Basque Country[27]
- Commons category: Basque Autonomous Community[28]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[29], UTC+02:00[30]
- Has part(s): Álava[31], Gipuzkoa[32], Biscay[33]
- Highest point: Aketegi[34]
- Official website: http://www.euskadi.eus/[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Basque Country (autonomous community)[36]
- Human Development Index: 0.924[37]
- Population: 2,164,311[38], 2,189,534[39], 2,167,707[40], 2,220,504[41], 2,213,993[42], 2,230,452[43]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:País Vasco[44]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Basque Country include University of the it[45], a university[46], in Spain[47], founded in 1980[48], headquartered in Leioa[49].
Why It Matters
Basque Country has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for it include University of the it[45], a university[46], in Spain[47], founded in 1980[48], headquartered in Leioa[49].