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| − | The Basque Country ([[Basque]]: Euskadi; [[Spanish]]: País Vasco) is an autonomous region in northern [[Spain]], containing the regions [[Álava]], [[Vizcaya]], and [[Guipúzcoa]]. | + | The Basque Country ([[Basque]]: Euskadi; [[Spanish]]: País Vasco) is an autonomous region in northern [[Spain]], containing the regions [[Álava]], [[Vizcaya]], and [[Guipúzcoa]]. The term ''Euskal Herria'' is used to refer to a wider Basque region (not all of which falls under the jurisdiction of the Spanish autonomous community) and includes part of south-western [[France]] and the Spanish region of [[Navarra]]. |
The terrorist group [[ETA]] has carried out numerous attacks in an effort to obtain an independent Basque country. | The terrorist group [[ETA]] has carried out numerous attacks in an effort to obtain an independent Basque country. | ||
Revision as of 21:46, March 22, 2007
The Basque Country (Basque: Euskadi; Spanish: País Vasco) is an autonomous region in northern Spain, containing the regions Álava, Vizcaya, and Guipúzcoa. The term Euskal Herria is used to refer to a wider Basque region (not all of which falls under the jurisdiction of the Spanish autonomous community) and includes part of south-western France and the Spanish region of Navarra.
The terrorist group ETA has carried out numerous attacks in an effort to obtain an independent Basque country.