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[email protected] http://www.acicae.es The Basque Automotive Suppliers Industry Index 1 3 The Basque Country: The Basque Automotive A Growing Industrial Reality 9 Suppliers Industry 17 · Strategic Location 9 · Sector Highlights 18 · Industrial Fabric and Subcontracting 11 · Activity of Basque Automotive Suppliers 19 · International Commitment 11 · Administrative Structure 11 · Training Infrastructure 13 4 · R&D Infrastructure 13 Companies 23 · Industrial and Economic Infrastructure 13 · Quality of Life 13 · Classified by Type of Process 23 · Classified by Product Type 29 2 Basque Technology for a Highly 5 Demanding Market 15 Basque Automotive Suppliers Directory 35 General Picture Area 7,234 Km2 Population (2003) 2,112,204 (5.4% of the population of the Spanish State) Population density 287.9 Inhabitants / Km2 Official Languages Basque and Spanish Capitals Bilbao, Vitoria – Gasteiz and Donostia – San Sebastián Airports Loiu, Hondarribia and Foronda Main ports Bilbao and Pasaia Technology parks Bizkaia (Zamudio), Gipuzkoa (Miramón) and Araba (Miñano) Doctors 456 for every one hundred thousand inhabitants Sports facilities 3,058 Students/teacher 9.6 Ratio (for secondary education) Schooling rate (15-19 years) 83.5% (20-29 years) 23.5% Source: Eustat and Author´s own 8 The Basque Country: A Growing Industrial Reality T he Basque country provides the perfect natural and society and for the conditions, attitudes and aptitudes industrial setting for the development of the Automotive required to develop a highly active and competitive Industry.