Photo courtesy of Joshua Project. By Tomás Crevillén Gómez
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QUICK FACTS:
People groups: 6
Population: 3,214,800
Unreached people groups: 4
UPG population: 2,230,800
Unengaged UPGs: 2
UUPG population: 13,400
Number of countries: 6
Affinity Bloc: Eurasian Peoples
Overview: The Basques are an ethnic group whose roots are in Basque Country, an area located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay in north-central Spain and south-western France. The term 'Basque' derives from the Latin 'Vasco' and it is believed that the Basques descended from the inhabitants of Vasconia, a territory between the Ebro and Garonne rivers. Large numbers of Basques have left Basque Country over the past few centuries, settling throughout North and South America, particularly in Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela, and the United States.
Peoples within this cluster: Basque
Countries where they are found: Canada; Chile; France; Spain; United States; Venezuela
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