Back Aquitaine ACE Akwitanië Afrikaans Aquitanien ALS አኪተን Amharic Aquitania AN أقطانية Arabic اكويتين ARZ Aquitania AST Aquitaine suyu Aymara Akvitaniya Azerbaijani
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Aquitaine
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| Coordinates: 44°36′N 0°00′E / 44.6°N 00.0°E | |
| Country |  France |
| Dissolved | January 1, 2016 |
| Prefecture | Bordeaux |
| Departments | 5
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| 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 | |
| • 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.