Difference between revisions of "Basque country"

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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 term ''Euskal Herria'' is used by Basque nationalists 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]].
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The '''Basque country''' ([[Basque]]: Euskal Herria; [[Spanish]]: País Vasco[[French]]: Pays Basque), is a region in northern [[Spain]], and southern France comprising of [[Álava]], [[Vizcaya]], [[Guipúzcoa]] and [[Navarra]] under Spanish rule and [[Lapurdi]],  [[Basse Navarra]] and [[Soule]] under French rule.  The term "Euskadi" is used to refer to the Basque Autonomous region, one of the semi-autonomous regions which make up the country of Spain. The Basques speak a unique language called Euskara, which is not related to any other language in the world.
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The terrorist group [[ETA]] has carried out numerous [[terrorist]] attacks in an effort to obtain an independent Basque country.
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Revision as of 21:20, June 5, 2007

The Basque country (Basque: Euskal Herria; Spanish: País VascoFrench: Pays Basque), is a region in northern Spain, and southern France comprising of Álava, Vizcaya, Guipúzcoa and Navarra under Spanish rule and Lapurdi, Basse Navarra and Soule under French rule. The term "Euskadi" is used to refer to the Basque Autonomous region, one of the semi-autonomous regions which make up the country of Spain. The Basques speak a unique language called Euskara, which is not related to any other language in the world.

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