Aquitaine

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Aquitaine Aquitània (Occitan) Akitania (Basque)
Former region of France
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Coordinates: 44°36′N 0°00′E / 44.6°N 00.0°E / 44.6; 00.0
Country	France
Dissolved	January 1, 2016 (2016-01-01)
Prefecture	Bordeaux
Departments	5 Dordogne (24) Gironde (33) Landes (40) Lot-et-Garonne (47) Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Government
• President	Alain Rousset (PS)
Area
• Total	41,308 km2 (15,949 sq mi)
Population  (2012)INSEE
• Total	3,285,970
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
GDP [1]
• Total	€114.743 billion
• Per capita	€33,400
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	FR-B
NUTS Region	FR61
Website	Region of Aquitaine

Aquitaine (UK: /ˌækwɪˈteɪn/, US: /ˈækwɪteɪn/; French: [akitɛn] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Aquitània [akiˈtanjɔ]; Basque: Akitania; Poitevin-Saintongeais: Aguiéne), archaic Guyenne or Guienne (Occitan: Guiana), is a historical region of Southwestern France and a former administrative region. Since 1 January 2016 it has been part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.^[2] It is situated in the southwest corner of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain; for most of its written history Bordeaux has been a vital port and administrative centre. It is composed of the five departments of Dordogne, Lot-et-Garonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes and Gironde. Gallia Aquitania was established by the Romans in ancient times and in the Middle Ages, Aquitaine was a kingdom and a duchy, whose boundaries fluctuated considerably.