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Navarre

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Navarre
  • Chartered Community of Navarre
  • Spanish: Comunidad Foral de Navarra
  • Basque: Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea
Coat-of-arms of Navarra
Location of Navarra (in red) within Spain
Location of Navarra (in red) within Spain
Coordinates: 42°49′N 1°39′W / 42.817°N 1.650°W / 42.817; -1.650
CountrySpain
CapitalPamplona
Government
  PresidentMaría Chivite (PSN-PSOE)
Area
(2.2% of Spain; Ranked 11th)
  Total10,391 km2 (4,012 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
  Total647,866
  Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
  Pop. rank
15th
  Percent
1.3% of Spain
Demonym
  EnglishNavarrese
  SpanishNavarro/a
ISO 3166-2
NA
Official languagesSpanish (Basque is official in the Basque-speaking areas)
Statute of AutonomyAugust 16, 1982
ParliamentCortes Generales
Congress seats5 (of 350)
Senate seats5 (of 265)
WebsiteGobierno de Navarra

Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain. The capital of Navarre is Pamplona.

When the Roman Empire existed, most of the people who lived in Navarre were the Vascones.