| − | 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]]. | + | 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. |