Geography
The following provinces make up the autonomous community:
- Álava (Basque Araba), capital Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Biscay (Spanish Vizcaya, Basque Bizkaia), capital Bilbao
- Gipuzkoa (Spanish Guipúzcoa), capital Donostia-San Sebastián
Read more about this topic: Basque Politics
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