Basque Country (autonomous community)

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/basque-country-autonomous-community

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1. Where is Basque Country (autonomous community)?Northern Spain, along the Bay of Biscay
2. How many people live in Basque Country (autonomous community)?Approximately 2.19 million people
3. How big is Basque Country (autonomous community)?7,234 square kilometers (2,793 square miles)
4. What is the capital of Basque Country (autonomous community)?Vitoria-Gasteiz (de facto capital)
5. What language do people speak in Basque Country (autonomous community)?Spanish and Euskara (Basque)
6. What money is used in Basque Country (autonomous community)?Euro (€)

Euskara: An ancient linguistic isolate spoken in the Basque Country, unrelated to any other known language family.
Autonomous Community: A first-level administrative division of Spain with significant self-governing powers and legislative authority.
Statute of Autonomy: The fundamental legal charter that defines the powers, institutions, and framework for the self-governance of an autonomous community.
Linguistic Isolate: A natural language with no demonstrable genealogical relationship with any other language.