Brittany
Breizh
- State
- France
- Area
- 34.023 km2
- Population
- 4.829.968 inhabitants (2021)
- Languages
- Breton, French
- Official languages French
- Native language speakers
- 4,5% (2018)
- Main cities
- Nantes, Rennes, Brest
- Per capita income
- 34.620 € (2022)
- Main religious culture
- Catholic Christian
- National bank holiday
- Gouel Erwan (19 May)
- Main nationalist parties
- BREIZHISTANCE, PARTI BRETON/STROLLAD BREIZH, UNION DEMOCRATIQUE BRETONNE/UNVANIEZH DEMOKRATEL BREIZH
- Nationalist share in the native parliament
- 5%-10% (In local and regional elections, there is no own Parliament)
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