Euskadi
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| Basque Republic Errepublika Euskadia | |
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| Flag | Coat of arms |
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| Motto None "Euskal herria" (de facto) | |
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| Anthem Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia | |
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| Capital Largest city | Gasteiz 42.8464�° -2.6725�° Bilbao |
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| Languages - Official - Regional | Basque French, Spanish |
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| Government - President - Vice President - Assembly Leader - Governing party | Semi-presidential republic Timothy Ell-Bizigerra Elixabete Amets Erramun Be�±at-Aitor Kartasuna |
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| Independence - Date | from Al Andalus and France 14th May, 2007 |
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| Area - Total - Water (%) | 20,947.2 km�² 2.52 |
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| Population - Total - Density | 3,079,494 147 / km�² |
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| GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita | $95,775,342,894 $31,101 |
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| Gini | 29.42 - low |
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| HDI |  0.934 - high
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| Currency - Current - Forthcoming | Euro ( EUR)1 argent ( BRG) = 100 koroa
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| Time zone - Summer (DST) | CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +1) |
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| Internet TLD | .eus |
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| Calling code | +424 |
The Republic of the Basque People or Basque Republic (Basque language: Errepublika Euskadia) is a democratic parliamentary republic in Western Europe, between France and Spain on the Cantabrian Sea, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. The republic's strategic location at the connection of the Iberian peninsula to the rest of Europe has made it an important international shipping and commerce destination, but also left it a prime candidate for invasion from larger powers seeking to accumulate the country's abundant natural resources and high-quality infrastructure. Indeed, the Basque Republic is a fledgling, young nation, having gained its independence from both Spain and France through the Donostia Statue on 14th May, 2007, in which the historical territory of the Basque Country was officially declared to be under the sovereign control of an independent Basque republic.
The Basque people are known for being a cultural and ancestral enigma. The country's culture, language and customs have influenced the way of life of people in southern France and in Castilian and Catalan Spain, but the Basque tongue itself is a language isolate and does not have any known linguistic relatives. As well, there is no written historical evidence showing when and how the Basques arrived in northern Iberia, or a creation story depicting their birth as a people and nation.
