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Basque people

Basque people
Ethnic group
GroupBasques
Euskaldunak
Populationapprox. 18,000,000 worldwide 
Spain2359400
 Basque Country1,850,500
 Álava279,000
 Biscay1,160,000
 Gipuzkoa684,000
 Navarre508,900
France230,200
 Labourd225,000
 Lower Navarre40,000
 Soule20,000
Chile1.6 - 4.5 million
Argentina3.1 million
Cuba1.5 million
Brazil800,000 - 1,500,000
Mexico2.5 million
Colombia60000
United States57000
Uruguay35000
Costa Rica9800
Venezuela5500
Bolivia5200

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The Basques ( , , ) as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country ( ), 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.

The Basques are known in the local languages as:

*Euskaldunak ("Basque speakers", also used loosely to describe all ethnic Basques), euskal herritarrak ("natives of the Basque Country") or euskotarrak ("natives of the Basque Country", an often mentioned but rarely used neologism) in Basque

*Vascos in Spanish

*Basques in French

*Bascos in Gascon

Basque people Video

People playing on big waves in Zarautz (Basque Country).
2.23 min. | 4.65 user rating		 In the days leading up to the Spanish government's arrest of Batasuna's leadership, People & Power investigate the agendas of the separatist groups.
11.87 min. | 4.58 user rating		 In the days leading up to the Spanish government's arrest of Batasuna's leadership, People & Power investigate the agendas of the separatist groups.
10.53 min. | 4.68 user rating		 Basque people from northern spain www.euskosare.org global basque community
4.93 min. | 5.0 user rating		 www.un.org
11.30 min. | 3.66 user rating
first of all I give full respect to the cultures of the Middle east (and the rest of the world for that matter...). It would be silly to not give credit to the people of....say China and Japan.....India and Babylon....ect...etc...All of these were fantastic cultures! However....It is a common mistake to think that the peoples of Europe werent able to create civilization until....a much later date....and then of course "only through middle eastern help" were they able to advance.... The is totally incorrect, The fact is sir that: The Most ancient.....and Most advanced people known to science.....Were the Cro-Magnons of pre-Iceage Europe! The prehistoric Basques are one of the oldest cultures on the planet....dated to an unthinkable....~40000 BC!!!! The Basques of Western Europe still speak one of the worlds oldest languages...a language that predates Indo-European by ~30000 years.... The technology of the ancient Basques was so advanced......so long ago.....that science refused to believe it....until repeated examples and evidence forced them to ! Science now knows that TENS of THOUSANDS of years before any other known people of the world even started to add and subtract....The ancient Basques had developed STONE Calculators and Bone Lunar Calculators... Furthermore....Science now also knows that long before the Iceage ended......and long before any other know people had even created a Canoe....or a raft.....The Ancient Basques had created ocean going ships.....and settled <b>...</b>
2.57 min. | 3.66 user rating		 www.euskosare.org global basque community basquesfundazioa.org www.thebasqueblock.com www.denokinn.eu
4.92 min. | 3.66 user rating		 I came over these nice people when I was walking down the street in my hometown Tbilisi (Georgia) with my friends. They are our brothers from Basque Country (Euskal Herria) We played on their national instrument and had great fun. Unfortunately they were leaving our country in several hours, but we all hope we will meet each other someday. I've asked them to leave their flag, the flag that's been hanging on their instrument, showing the text: "EUSKAL PRESO ETA IHESLARIAK ETXERA!" in remembrance to me :)
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0.38 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Preview of Lkooistra's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor⢠TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: San Sebastián - Donostia, Spain Entry Title: "Basque Country" Entry: "We hired a tour guide, Itzaso, for the day, recommended in Rick Steves. She drove us to several fishing villages and beach resorts in the Basque Countryside, and taught us a lot about Basque history. They have their own language, Euskara, which uses different lots of Z's and X's in their words, and are trying to maintain their culture. You will notice the names on some of the buildings in the Euskara language. The Basque people are famous for their sailing, fishing and iron ore. The Pinta was manned by all Basque people including the captain. When Magellan died while sailing around the world, the crew member who finished the journey was also a Basque. The Basque people are also famous for Pinxtos, or tapas type little dishes. We made them our dinner on two nights in San Sebastion. Much seafood of course, including anchovies, shrimp, calamari, cod, as well as some fois gras from France, and many different mushrooms. The idea is to have a few at each bar and kind of cruise town, eating pinxtos and drinking wine or the local beer, which is also quite good. The bars are very busy and you have to be a little assertive in order to place your orders. Several of the items are just placed on top of the bar and you help yourself <b>...</b>
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Huffington Post--The -Basque- region has the highest standard of living and the lowest unemployment rate in Spain and it also has the largest number of -people- involved in ... - Date : Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:52:57 GMT+00:00
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LateRooms.com (press release)--In her view, it is best to head to the bars and cafes near the riverside to find out about the -Basque people-, who she noted feel more aligned to the Basque ... - Date : Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:01:06 GMT+00:00
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Business in Berkshire (press release)--2001 A car bomb exploded in Madrid, Spain, that injured 17 -people-. -Basque- separatists claimed responsibility. 2002 In Bali, Indonesia, over 180 -people- were ... - Date : Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:28:40 GMT+00:00
Thousands march in Spain in support of ETA suspects - Expatica Spain Tweet this news
Expatica Spain--Thousands of -people- marched in Spain's -Basque- region on Saturday in support of nine -people- arrested Tuesday on suspicion of links to the militant separatist ... - Date : Sat, 18 Sep 2010 21:19:26 GMT+00:00



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