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
Navarre
surface form: La Rioja

Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Occitanie
countrySubdivisionOf France
Spain
ethnicGroup Basque
surface form: Basque people
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
Donostia-San Sebastián
surface form: San Sebastián
hasMajorRiver Bidasoa River
Nervión River
hasMountainRange Cantabrian Mountains
Pyrenees
hasOfficialLanguage Basque
surface form: Basque language

Spanish language
hasPart Basque Country self-linksurface differs
surface form: Basque Autonomous Community

Biscay
Gipuzkoa
Labourd
Kingdom of Navarre
surface form: Lower Navarre

Navarre
Northern Basque Country
Soule
Álava
hasRecognizedLanguage French
surface form: French language
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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Basque pelota mainRegionOfPractice Basque Country
Basque cuisine region Basque Country
lauburu hasCulturalAssociation Basque Country
lauburu hasOriginRegion Basque Country
ikurriña country Basque Country
ikurriña associatedWith Basque Country
this entity surface form: Basque culture
Ikurriña appliesToTerritory Basque Country
Ikurriña symbolOf Basque Country
Ikurriña usedBy Basque Country
this entity surface form: Autonomous Community of the Basque Country
Ikurriña officialIn Basque Country
this entity surface form: Basque Autonomous Community
Basque Government appliesToJurisdiction Basque Country
this entity surface form: Autonomous Community of the Basque Country
Miguel de Unamuno birthPlace Basque Country
Bidasoa River partOf Basque Country
Bidasoa River region Basque Country
Athletic Club locatedInRegion Basque Country
Athletic Club recruitsPlayersFrom Basque Country
Ochoa hasOrigin Basque Country
Ochoa hasCulturalAssociation Basque Country
this entity surface form: Basque culture
Garza hasOrigin Basque Country
Álava locatedIn Basque Country
Álava partOf Basque Country
this entity surface form: Autonomous community of the Basque Country
Álava historicalRegion Basque Country
Álava hasAutonomousCommunityStatusWithin Basque Country
this entity surface form: Basque Country (historical territory)
Ioan isUsedInCountry Basque Country
Cantabria borders Basque Country
Gascogne wasInfluencedBy Basque Country
this entity surface form: Basque culture
Bilbao tram locatedIn Basque Country
Orduña locatedIn Basque Country
Bilbao locatedIn Basque Country
Miranda de Ebro locatedBetween Basque Country
Souletin culturalRegion Basque Country
Euskaltzaindia headquartersLocation Basque Country
Euskaltzaindia locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Basque Country
this entity surface form: Basque Autonomous Community
Cordillera Cantábrica extendsTo Basque Country
Cordillera Cantábrica region Basque Country
Euskara Batua languageOf Basque Country
La Salve Bridge locatedIn Basque Country
Lord of Biscay associatedWith Basque Country
Spanish Prime Minister Antonio Cánovas del Castillo deathPlace Basque Country
subject surface form: Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
Gipuzkoa partOf Basque Country
Gipuzkoa locatedIn Basque Country
this entity surface form: Basque Autonomous Community
Nive flowsThroughRegion Basque Country
Vitoria-Gasteiz locatedIn Basque Country
Vitoria-Gasteiz isCapitalOf Basque Country
this entity surface form: Basque Autonomous Community
Horacio Echevarrieta placeOfOrigin Basque Country
Horacio Echevarrieta businessRegion Basque Country