On the one hand, it is a Community Autnoma de Espaa located in the north of pas, that is contiguous to the north with the sea Cantbrico and France, to the south with the Rioja, Castilla and Len and the Leasehold Community of Navarre, to the west with Cantabria and the east with the Leasehold Community of Navarre; being one of the histricas nationalities recognized by the Constitucin Espaola. It is divided in the histricos territories of Plow-it washes, Gipuzkoa-Guipzcoa and Bizkaia-Biscay, it has one extensin total of 7,234 km and one poblacin of 2.115.579 inhabitants (Eudel data, January of 2005), with a 292.4 density of poblacin of hab/km. Its administrative capital is Vitoria, in lava, where are the seats of the Parliament and the Government Vasco .
In spite of his relatively small population, the Basque Country concentrates a great volume of industries and is one of the richest regions of Spain, a 117.1% of the European average of the GIP per capita (Eustat data, year 2002). - This must to a enough indrustrial tradition hard, in the middle of years 80 was one recorvesion indrustrial where indrustria Basque has left eroded enough, an example of it is that she is one of the few independent communities that these last years lost population in spite of immigration are (although this this reviertiendo thanks to the tendency alava). These last years have supposed certain a lost one for the Basque country excepting alava within the communities of the denonimado axis of ebro (country Basque, Navarrese, rioja and aragón) has been complete in obtaining it the total employment and have been important a lost one of indrustrial use replaced by use in the sector services.
To travel through Basque Country entails to cross diverse mountain ports with an impressive landscape. And he is indeed this one one of its extraordinary attractiveness, to practice in these places the senderismo, routes to horse, or sports related to the mountain. Its singular history has conformed the specific character of the Basque country, from the mystery that surrounds its origins, to its conversion in one of the economic motors of the peninsula as a result of the industrial development of century XIX.
The wealth of its traditional culture drift of its strategic situation from where the intrepid Basque sailors reached the distant coasts of Newfoundland and Greenland; this situation allowed the establishment of different towns, although with different degree from penetration, because the romanización was a phenomenon that occurred almost exclusively in its southern part. The Basque Country has a very peculiar folklore, that is pronounced in its popular celebrations, as well as in its totally native sports, like the well-known game of Basque Ball. Its kitchen, of those of more reputation in the peninsula, is famous by its wealth and variety, emphasizing like typical plates cocochas of merluza, the marmitaco and other extraordinary prescriptions of fish and seafood.
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