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Background

The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories.
The Basque Country or Basque Autonomous Community was granted the status of nationality within Spain, attributed by the Spanish Constitution of 1978. The autonomous community is based on the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country, a foundational legal document providing the framework for the development of the Basque people on Spanish soil. Not withstanding this spirit, the territory of Navarre was left out and made into a separate autonomous community. There is no official capital, but the city that holds the Basque Parliament and the headquarters of the Basque Government is Vitoria-Gasteiz (Vitoria is the name in Spanish, Gasteiz in Basque), located in the province of Álava. Bilbao is the largest city, located in the province of Biscay.
The legal jurisdiction of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country should not be confused with the cultural larger Basque Country (Basque: Euskal Herria), the name given to the home of the Basque people, of which it is a component part.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_Country_(autonomous_community)

Capital City

Vitoria-Gasteiz (de facto)

Government

Devolved government under constitutional monarchy