Basque Country

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The Basque Country is an autonomous region in northern Spain and southwestern France known for its distinct Basque language, culture, and strong regional identity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
historical region
transnational region
borderedBy Aragon
Cantabria
Castile and León
La Rioja
linked to: Navarre

Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Occitanie
countrySubdivisionOf France
Spain
ethnicGroup Basque people
linked to: Basque
hasCapital Vitoria-Gasteiz
hasCity Anglet
Bayonne
Biarritz
hasCuisine Basque cuisine
hasCulturalSymbol ikurriña
lauburu
hasDistinctCulture Basque culture
hasDistinctIdentity strong regional identity
hasFamousDish bacalao al pil-pil
marmitako
pintxos
hasFlag Ikurriña
hasHeadOfGovernment Lehendakari
hasLanguageFamily language isolate (Basque)
hasLargestCity Bilbao
hasMajorCity Pamplona
San Sebastián
hasMajorRiver Bidasoa River
Nervión River
hasMountainRange Cantabrian Mountains
Pyrenees
hasOfficialLanguage Basque language
linked to: Basque

Spanish language
hasPart Basque Autonomous Community
linked to: Basque Country

Biscay
Gipuzkoa
Labourd
Lower Navarre
linked to: Kingdom of Navarre

Navarre
Northern Basque Country
Soule
Álava
hasRecognizedLanguage French language
linked to: French
hasRegionalGovernment Basque Government
hasRegionalParliament Basque Parliament
hasTraditionalSport Basque pelota
rural sports of the Basque Country
locatedIn northern Spain
southwestern France
locatedOn Bay of Biscay
partOf Iberian Peninsula

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Spanish Civil War location Basque Country
Iberian Peninsula contains Basque Country
Dolores Ibárruri placeOfBirth Biscay
linked to: Basque Country
Dolores Ibárruri placeOfBirth Basque Country
Condor Legion operationalArea Basque Country
Guernica locatedIn Basque Country
Guernica locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Province of Biscay
linked to: Basque Country
Guernica partOf Comarca of Busturialdea
linked to: Basque Country
Guernica region Biscay
linked to: Basque Country
Bombing of Guernica location Basque Country
Juan Sebastián Elcano placeOfBirth Gipuzkoa
linked to: Basque Country
Juan Sebastián Elcano placeOfBirth Basque Country
Basque Country hasPart Basque Autonomous Community
linked to: Basque Country
Carlist Wars mainTheater Basque Country
Battle of Vitoria location Basque Country
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao locatedIn Basque Country
Basque spokenIn Basque Country
Basque isOfficialLanguageOf Basque Autonomous Community
linked to: Basque Country
Kingdom of Spain autonomousCommunity Basque Country
Cantabrian Mountains extendsTo Basque Country
Bay of Biscay bordersRegion Basque Country
Miguel López de Legazpi birthPlace Basque Country
Lordship of Biscay locatedIn Basque Country
Lordship of Biscay partOf Basque territories
linked to: Basque Country
Jon Kortajarena placeOfBirth Basque Country
Northern Spain hasPart Basque Country
subject linked to: northern Spain
Northern Spain hasCulturalRegion Basque Country
subject linked to: northern Spain
Castile and León borderedBy Basque Country
Peace Museum of Gernika locatedIn Basque Country
Clásica de San Sebastián locatedIn Basque Country
Clásica de San Sebastián region Basque Country
Navarre borderedBy Basque Country
Western France hasCulturalRegion Basque Country (French part)
linked to: Basque Country
Gallarta locatedIn Basque Country
Carlists region Basque Country
Julián Ruiz Gabiña residence Basque Country
Gernika, Argentina hasCulturalTieWith Basque Country
Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve locatedIn Basque Country
municipal council of Gernika-Lumo locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Autonomous community of the Basque Country
linked to: Basque Country
Gernikako Arbola locatedIn Basque Country
Assembly House of Gernika locatedIn Basque Country
Rentería locatedIn Basque Country