Basques
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The Basques (/bɑːsks/ BAHSKS or /bæsks/ BASKS; Basque: euskaldunak [eus̺kaldunak]; Spanish: vascos [ˈbaskos]; French: basques [bask]) are a Southwestern European ethnic group,[6][7][8] characterised by the Basque language, a common culture and shared genetic ancestry to the ancient Vascones and Aquitanians.[9][10][11] Basques are indigenous to, and primarily inhabit, an area traditionally known as the Basque Country (Basque: Euskal Herria)—a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.[10]
Quick Facts Total population, Regions with significant populations ...
Total population | |
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c. 3 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Spain (people living in the Basque Provinces of Spain, including some areas where most people do not identify themselves as Basque) | 2,410,000[1][2] |
France (people living in the French Basque Country, not all of whom identify as Basque) | 239,000[1] |
United States (self-identifying as having Basque ancestry) | 57,793[3] |
Canada (including those of mixed ancestry) | 7,745[4] |
Languages | |
Basque, Spanish, French, Gascon | |
Religion | |
Christianity (mostly Catholicism),[5] others |
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