The Basque Country

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Basque country

The Basque Country is situated in the north of Spain

Basque Country

The Basque Country (Euskal Herria, sometimes Eskual Herria in Basque) is an area that extends west of the Pyrenees, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It covers just over 20 500 km2 inhabited by about 3 million people.

Basque Country

Basque Country

The Basque Country is divided into three entities:

- - the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country , composed of the three historical territories of Alava, Guipuzcoa and Vizcaya's, which is over 70% of the total population

- - Navarre, which represents over 50% of the territory

- - the French Basque Country .

The highest mountain in the Basque Country

The Basque Mountains are a small chain in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. They rise from the Cantabrian mountain range to the west and the Pyrenees to the east. Chain through the Basque Autonomous Community. This mountain has an area of 7202 km2 with a population of 1,483,572 inhabitants. It crosses 230 municipalities.

Mesa de los Tres Reyes

Basque country Capital : Vitoria Gasteiz

Vitoria-Gasteiz in winter

Bilbao: the biggest town

Guggenheim museum

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The four main rivers that cross the Basque

Country

Adour (Aturri in Basque)

Nive (Errobi in Basque)

Nivelle ( Urdazuri in Basque )

Bidassoa (Bidasoa in basque)

The climate of the Basque Country is diverse and heavily influenced by the Atlantic Ocean.

The coast enjoys the influence of the Gulf Stream, which gives a temperate climate and mild temperatures.

The average annual temperature is 13 ° C.

The prevailing winds are oriented from west to east and bring regular rainfall in winter.

The summers are mild by the ocean. Rainfall is fairly abundant and fall very quickly in the form of thunderstorms which gives a rich, green vegetation in

summer.

Basque Country climates

An oceanic climate

Landscapes of the Basque-Country

San Sebastian

The official languages  spoken in Spain

Spain is a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral parliament. Catalonia, the Basque Country and Galicia have special status due to their own language. 

The languages spoken are Castilian Spanish, it is the official language,

And Catalan, Valencian, Galician and Euskera.

The basque language: Euskara

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