The Basque Country
(Basque: Euskadi; Spanish: País Vasco, IPA: [paˈiz ˈβasko])
is an Autonomous Community of northern Spain.
The Basque Country was granted the
status of historical region within Spain with the Spanish
Constitution of 1978. The capital is Vitoria-Gasteiz
(Vitoria is the name in Spanish, Gasteiz in Basque) and
Bilbao its largest city.
The autonomous community of the Basque
Country should not be confused with the larger Basque
Country (Basque: "Euskal Herria") of which it is a component
part.


