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Basque Country

Basque Country (Basque Euskadi, Spanish País Vasco) is an autonomous community of Spain. Its capital is Vitoria (Basque Gasteiz).

It includes the following historical territories and current provinces (Spanish administrative division):

Álava (Basque Araba), capital Vitoria (Basque Gasteiz)
Vizcaya (Basque Bizkaia), capital Bilbao (Basque Bilbo)
Guipúzcoa (Basque Gipuzkoa), capital San Sebastián (Basque Donostia)

See also: Basque people, Basque language.

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