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Basque Country In General
Basque Country is a region devided between two states, France and Spain, consisting of 20,664 square kilometres at the western end of the Pyrenees on the Bay of Biscay. It consists of seven traditional provinces Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa, Araba and Nafarroa in Spain (País Vasco) and Lapurdi, Nafarroa Beherea and Zuberoa in France (Pays Basque).
Euskadi, the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country. consists of the three northern provinces of Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa, and Araba found in Spain. Euskadi consists of over 2 million people, or a little over 5% of the Spanish population. In 2002, this 5 percent of population produced 6.38% of the Spanish GDP. [source Euskadi]
Basques on the Spain side have a relatively high degree of Autonomy, while those on the French side do not. A statute of autonomy allows Basques in Spain operate their own parliament, their own taxation system, police force, university and media.
Basque Country: Language
The Basque word for the language is Euskara. It is a very ancient non-indo-European language. Euskara currently has eight dialects identified. Basque is written using the Latin Alphabet. Some important Basque words are found here.
Basque FAQ
A very good Basque FAQ, especially usefull for language questions, is FAQs About Basque and the Basques.
