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Health Department Headquarters, Basque, Spain
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The autonomous community the Basque Country should not be confused with the larger Basque Country (Basque: "Euskal Herria") which it is a component part.
Features
The Basque Country borders with Cantabria and the Burgos province to the west, the Bay Biscay to the north, France and Navarre to the east and La Rioja (the Ebro River) to the south. The territory has three distinct areas, that are defined by the two parallel ranges the Basque Mountains. The main range mountains forms the water divide the Atlantic and Mediterranean basins. The highest point the range is in the Aizkorri massif (1551 m). The three areas are:
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