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0 pointsuser-one11y ago0 comments

Basque country is one of the richest regions in Spain, which is already a highly developed country. Not sure what you are talking about.

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ladyanita221y ago· 3 in thread

I'm from Spain, so I'm quite sure of what I'm talking about. Spain might be a highly developed country, but its gdp per capita is not too high compared to the likes of Germany, UK, France, Denmark, US, et al.

Basque country is, again, rich because it has an special tax treatment and could be considered a tax heaven to some extent.

nextos1y ago

The Basque Country has a GDP (PPP) of 108 [1]. Higher than France (101), as an average, or Italy (97).

I'd say its a well developed region comparable to Northern Italy. Both were badly hit by the Euro. Had they kept their own currencies, they'd be closer to Sweden or Southern Germany.

[1] https://www.eustat.eus/elementos/tbl0012365_i.html

ladyanita221y ago

Oh, I agree on that. I'm sure had we kept our currency, we would have suffered much less.

pier251y ago

You’re cherry picking. Why don’t you compare it with any country in latam, Africa, or Asia?

Spaniards tends to have this idea that Spain is a shithole when it’s really one of the best countries in the world.

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