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Because Basque Country traditionally was in both France and Spain and Basque is still spoken in south west corner of France. Old name was Viscaya, hence Bay of Biscay
"Airearen kutsadura" is a Basque equivalent of "air pollution."Air pollution is a major concern in all of the provinces of the Basque Country. Traditionally, Basque activities have centered around fishing and livestock, particularly sheep. But there always have been centers of commercial and then industrial activities also in the Basque Country. Perhaps the area that comes immediately to mind is all the beauty, excitement and industry of Bilbao.
The capital of the Basque Country is Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Tour of the Basque Country was created in 1924.
University of the Basque Country was created in 1980.
Basque: variant of Gernika, a habitational name from Guernica in Biscay Basque country. (ancestry.com) Basque: variant of Gernika, a habitational name from Guernica in Biscay Basque country. (ancestry.com)
Gasteiz in Basque, Vitoria in Spanish.
Basque is spoken in Basque Country in Spain.
Spanish (Castillian) is the dominant language in both Navarre and the Basque Country, but both regions recognize Basque as a co-official language. Around 30% of Basque Country residents speak Basque (but almost all of them also speak Spanish) and a far smaller number, around 10% speak Basque in Navarre.
Zuberoa is the province in Basque Country where Xiberotarra is spoken.
Basque Country - autonomous community - was created in 1979.
The patron saint of the Basque country is St. Ignatius of Loyola.