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EUSKADI | |
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| Basque Autonomous Community (in English) Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa (in Basque) Comunidad Autónoma Vasca (in Spanish) | |
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&sq=crain_ford&lang=simple&file=File:Pais_Vasco_in_Spain_(including_Canarias).svg) Location of the Basque Country community in the Iberian Peninsula | |
| Coordinates: 42°50′N 2°41′W / 42.833°N 2.683°W | |
| Country | Basque Country |
| Capital | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
The Basque Autonomous Community (Basque: Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa; Spanish: Comunidad Autónoma Vasca), or commonly known as EUSKADI, is an autonomous community in northern iberian peninsula. It includes the provinces of Araba, Bizkaia, and Gipuzkoa.
The Basque Country is considered a historical nationality by the 1978 constitution.
The city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in Araba, is the politic capital "de facto", where the Basque Parliament, the Basque Government, and the house of the President of the Basque Autonomous Community (the Palace of Ajuria Enea) are located. The High Court of Justice of the Basque Country is in Bilbo. Vitoria-Gasteiz is the city with the most land, with 277 km2 (107 sq mi), Bilbo has the most people, with 353,187.
The term Basque Country is also used when speaking about the larger cultural region (Basque: Euskal Herria), "the home of the Basque people", which has the autonomous community in it.