Basques
The Basques (/bɑːsks/ BAHSKS or /bæsks/ BASKS; Basque: euskaldunak [eus̺kaldunak]; Spanish: vascos [ˈbaskos]; French: basques [bask]) are a Southwestern European ethnic group, characterised by the Basque language, a common culture and shared genetic ancestry to the ancient Vascones and Aquitanians. 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.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| France (people living in the French Basque Country, not all of whom identify as Basque) | 239,000 |
| United States (self-identifying as having Basque ancestry) | 57,793 |
| Canada (including those of mixed ancestry) | 7,745 |
| Languages | |
| Basque • Spanish • French | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (mostly Catholicism), others | |
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