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The Basque country (local name 'le Pays basque') is located in the foothills of the Pyrénées on the Atlantic coast, but the Pyrénées stretch from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea, so in administrative terms there are three 'départements' (administrative subdivisions): the Pyrénées Atlantiques (including the basque country, on the West end; the 'Hautes-Pyrénées' in the middle; and the 'Pyrénées-orientales' on the East.

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