Navarre
Navarre (English: /nəˈvɑːr/; Spanish: Navarra [naˈβara] ⓘ; Basque: Nafarroa [nafaro.a]), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre (Spanish: Comunidad Foral de Navarra [komuniˈðað foˈɾal de naˈβara]; Basque: Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea [nafaro.ako foɾu komunitate.a]), is a landlocked foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Autonomous Community, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Nouvelle-Aquitaine in France. The capital city is Pamplona (Basque: Iruña). The present-day province makes up the majority of the territory of the medieval Kingdom of Navarre, a long-standing Pyrenean kingdom that occupied lands on both sides of the western Pyrenees, with its northernmost part, Lower Navarre, located in the southwest corner of France.
Navarre
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| Chartered Community of Navarre Comunidad Foral de Navarra (Spanish) Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea (Basque) | |
| Anthem: Gorteen Ereserkia / Himno de las Cortes "Anthem of the Courts" | |
Location of Navarre within Spain | |
| Coordinates: 42°49′N 1°39′W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Capital | Pamplona (Iruña) |
| Government | |
| • President | María Chivite (PSN-PSOE) |
| Area (2.2% of Spain; Ranked 11th) | |
| • Total | 10,391 km2 (4,012 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 661,537 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Pop. rank | 15th |
| • Percent | 1.3% of Spain |
| Demonym(s) | Navarrese (en) Navarro/a (es) Nafartar (eu) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €22.595 billion (2022) |
| • Per capita | €33,798 (2022) |
| ISO 3166-2 | ES-NA |
| Official languages | Spanish (Basque is co-official in the Basque-speaking areas) |
| Statute of Autonomy | 16 August 1982 |
| Parliament | Parliament of Navarre |
| Congress seats | 5 (of 350) deputies |
| Senate seats | 5 (of 265) senators |
| HDI (2021) | 0.926 very high · 3rd |
| Website | www |
Navarre is in the transition zone between Green Spain and semi-arid interior areas, and thus its landscapes vary widely across the region. Being in a transition zone also produces a highly variable climate, with summers that are a mix of cooler spells and heat waves, and winters that are mild for the latitude. Navarre is one of the historic Basque districts: its Basque features are conspicuous in the north, but virtually absent on the southern fringes. The best-known event in Navarre is the annual festival of San Fermín held in Pamplona in July.