Aquitaine
| Aquitaine | |
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| — Region o Fraunce — | |
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| Kintra |  Fraunce |
| Prefectur | Bordeaux |
| Depairtments | |
| Govrenment | |
| - Preses | Alain Rousset (PS) |
| Aurie | |
| - Tot | 41,308 km2 (15,949.1 sq mi) |
| Indwallers (2008)INSEE | |
| - Tot | 3,150,890 |
| - Densitie | 76.3/km2 (Expression error: Unexpected < operator./sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Simmer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-B |
| GDP/ Nominal | € 85.9 billion (2007)[1] |
| NUTS Region | FR61 |
| Wabsteid | aquitaine.fr |
Aquitaine (Template:IPA-fr, Template:IPAc-en; Template:Lang-oc; Basque: Akitania), archaic Guyenne/Guienne (Occitan: Guiana), is ane o the 27 regions o Fraunce, in the sooth-wastren pairt o metropolitan Fraunce, alang the Atlantic Ocean an the Pyrenees muntain range on the border wi Spain. It comprises the 5 depairtments o Dordogne, Lot et Garonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes an Gironde. In the Middle Ages Aquitaine wis a kinrick an a duchy, whose bundaries fluctuatit considerably.
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[edit] Demographics
Aquitaine consists o 3,150,890 inhabitants equivalent tae 6% o the total French population.
[edit] Sport
The region is hame tae mony successful sports teams. In particular wirth mentionin are:
Football
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux, ane o Fraunce's maist successful association fitbaa teams.
- Pau FC
- FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin
Rugby Union is pairticularly popular in the region. Clubs include:
- SU Agen
- Aviron Bayonnais
- Biarritz Olympique, runners-up in the 2005-6 Heineken Cup.
- Union Bordeaux-Bègles
- Section Paloise
- US Dax
Basketball
- Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez ane o the mait successful French basketbaw clubs
Bull-fechtin is an aw popular in the region.
Major Surfin championships regularly tak place on Aquitaine's coast.
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[edit] Freemit airtins
- Template:Fr icon Regional Cooncil o Aquitaine
- (Inglis) Template:ODP
- (Inglis) Short guide to Aquitaine with main tourist attractions
- CSfrance.amb-usa.fr
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