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->Regional capital and third most populous city in Italy, as well as one of the oldest continually inhabited urban areas in the world, dating all the way back to the first-millennium-BCE Greek colony of Parthenope, later serving as capital of a sovereign Italian South before being absorbed into the unified Italy, during which it experienced massive economic growth through its port, the second-busiest in the country after Genoa and headquarters of NATO's Mediterranean fleet. Its city centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the largest of its kind in Europe. Gastronomy-wise it is famed as the birthplace of the pizza. Outside the city lay the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, which were preserved through centuries of being buried following the cataclysmic eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
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->Regional capital and third most populous city in Italy, as well as one of the oldest continually inhabited urban areas in the world, dating all the way back to the first-millennium-BCE Greek UsefulNotes/{{Ancient Gree|ce}}k colony of Parthenope, later serving as capital of a sovereign Italian South before being absorbed into the unified Italy, during which it experienced massive economic growth through its port, the second-busiest in the country after Genoa and headquarters of NATO's UsefulNotes/{{NATO}}'s Mediterranean fleet. Its city centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the largest of its kind in Europe. Gastronomy-wise it is famed as the birthplace of the pizza. Outside the city lay the [[UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire Roman Empire]] rea ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, which were preserved through centuries of being buried following the cataclysmic eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
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->Annexed by Italy alongside neighboring Bolzano at the end of UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, Trentino's culture is a mish-mash of both Italian and Germanic and could be best described as a more "Italianized" counterpart to Bolzano. It is also the home province Alcide De Gasperi, the first Prime Minister of post-UsefulNotes/WorldWarII Italy. The province is famed for the sharp-inclined Dolomite mountain range, while the eponymous capital is famed for hosting a Roman Catholic council between 1545 and 1563 that set forth reforms in its doctrine, worship, and governance as a response to the Protestant Reformation, most notably the "Tridentine" Mass observed for centuries until the reforms of the Second Vatican Council in the late 1960s.
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->Annexed by Italy alongside neighboring Bolzano at the end of UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, Trentino's culture is a mish-mash of both Italian and Germanic and could be best described as a more "Italianized" counterpart to Bolzano. It is also the home province of Alcide De Gasperi, the first Prime Minister of post-UsefulNotes/WorldWarII Italy. The province is famed for the sharp-inclined Dolomite mountain range, while the eponymous capital is famed for hosting a Roman Catholic council between 1545 and 1563 that set forth reforms in its doctrine, worship, and governance as a response to the Protestant Reformation, most notably the "Tridentine" Mass observed for centuries until the reforms of the Second Vatican Council in the late 1960s.
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->Southernmost province of Abruzzo, the province was once the northernmost end of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
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->A former maritime power and a rival of Genoa before being absorbed into the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, today Pisa thrives on its college life surrounding an elite university founded in 1343, as well as famed as the birthplace of UsefulNotes/GalileoGalilei. The city is far better known, however, for its [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa freestanding bell-tower]] that leans on one side due to the soft soil unable to hold its massive weight (and from which Galileo first conducted experiments on gravity), as well as, to a lesser extent, its accompanying cathedral, baptistry, and cemetery containing soil said to have been shipped from Golgotha in Jerusalem, the hill where Jesus was crucified.
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->A former maritime power and a rival of Genoa before being absorbed into the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, today Pisa thrives on its college life surrounding an elite university founded in 1343, as well as famed as the birthplace of UsefulNotes/GalileoGalilei. The city is far better known, however, for its [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa freestanding bell-tower]] that leans on one side due to the soft soil being unable to hold its massive weight (and from which Galileo UsefulNotes/GalileoGalilei first conducted experiments on gravity), as well as, to a lesser extent, its accompanying cathedral, baptistry, and cemetery containing soil said to have been shipped from Golgotha in Jerusalem, the hill where Jesus was crucified.
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->One of the main industrial hubs of the country and home to Italy's third-largest economy. It mostly encompasses the Po Valley going from the rolling hillsides of Parma and Bologna all the way to the pristine beaches of Rimini and Ravenna. It is also a hotspot of the Italian automobile industry, being home to brands like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, and Dallara.
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->One of the main industrial hubs of the country and home to Italy's third-largest economy. It mostly encompasses the Po Valley (the village of Brescello from the ''Literature/DonCamillo'' books and films with Creator/{{Fernandel}} and Creator/GinoCervi is in that valley) going from the rolling hillsides of Parma and Bologna all the way to the pristine beaches of Rimini and Ravenna. It is also a hotspot of the Italian automobile industry, being home to brands like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, and Dallara.
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The lists below are arranged in the macroregions of the first-level NUTS of Italy in the European Union. Unless otherwise noted, provinces are usually named after their capitals.
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The lists below are arranged in the macroregions of the first-level NUTS of Italy in the European Union.UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion. Unless otherwise noted, provinces are usually named after their capitals.
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->Second most populous and second-richest region in Italy after Lombardy. This area has long been the centre of several kingdoms in the Italian peninsula, further increasing in prominence as the seat of the Roman Empire spanning much of the land around the Mediterranean Sea, then suffering a political decline with the city's fall to the Ostrogoths during the late fifth century, the only centralizing power at the area having shifted to the Papacy, which consolidated much of the area as the Papal States, before they were absorbed into the newly-founded Kingdom of Italy, during which the area regained its prestige as the centre of the newly-reunified peninsula.
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->Second most populous and second-richest region in Italy after Lombardy. This area has long been the centre of several kingdoms in the Italian peninsula, further increasing in prominence as the seat heart of the Roman Empire {{Ancient Rom|e}}an civilization spanning much of the land around the Mediterranean Sea, then suffering a political decline with the city's fall to the Ostrogoths during the late fifth century, the only centralizing power at the area having shifted to the Papacy, [[UsefulNotes/ThePope Papacy]], which consolidated much of the area as the Papal States, UsefulNotes/ThePapalStates, before they were absorbed into the [[UsefulNotes/WarsOfItalianIndependence newly-founded Kingdom of Italy, Italy]], during which the area regained its prestige as the centre of the newly-reunified peninsula.
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->Strategically located in the centre of the Latin Valley spanning between the south of Rome and Cassino, the province is noted for being frequently subjected to earthquakes and its strategic position bearing witness to many battles. The provinces is famed for the hilltop Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino, one of the most important centres of medieval Christianity, where the order's founder, Benedict of Nursia, is buried, as is his twin sister Scholastica, who founded a parallel order for women.
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->Strategically located in the centre of the Latin Valley spanning between the south of Rome and Cassino, the province is noted for being frequently subjected to earthquakes and its strategic position bearing witness to many battles. The provinces is famed for the hilltop Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino, Cassino (which was almost completely destroyed and saw a fierce battle in [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII 1944]]), one of the most important centres of medieval Christianity, where the order's founder, Benedict of Nursia, is buried, as is his twin sister Scholastica, who founded a parallel order for women.
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->The province covers the historical territory of the pre-Roman Sabine people, half of which willingly joined the nascent Roman people and the other joining opposing tribes which were eventually subsumed by Rome.
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->The province covers the historical territory of the pre-Roman Sabine people, half of which willingly joined the [[UsefulNotes/TheRomanKingdom nascent Roman people people]] and the other joining opposing tribes which were eventually subsumed by Rome.
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->Capital and largest city of Italy, as well as third most populous in the European Union after Berlin and Madrid. Its history as the namesake capital of the UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire gave it an outsized influence in the history and culture of Western civilization; after suffering a decline after the fall of the Empire, it regained its influence as capital of UsefulNotes/ThePapalStates until it was conquered by the Kingdom of Italy and declared it the unified peninsula's capital in 1871. Dozens of relics of the imperial era and churches make Rome the most famous tourist city in Italy, as well as home to several UNESCO World Heritage sites, while to this day the Roman Catholic Church, the largest Christian sect in the world, continues to govern the spiritual lives of over 1.3 billion people worldwide from the sovereign enclave of the UsefulNotes/VaticanCity, a remnant of the Papal States established in a 1929 treaty between UsefulNotes/PopePiusXII and UsefulNotes/BenitoMussolini. The outskirts are not short on sights, either, such as the Etruscan-era ruins of Cerveteri, the Roman-era port town of Civitavecchia, and the hilltop monastery town of Subiaco, the birthplace of the Benedictines, one of the oldest monastic orders in Christianity.
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->Capital and largest city of Italy, as well as third most populous in the European Union UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion after Berlin UsefulNotes/{{Berlin}} and Madrid. UsefulNotes/{{Madrid}}. Its history as the namesake capital of the UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire AncientRome gave it an outsized influence in the history and culture of Western civilization; after suffering a decline after the fall of the Empire, UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire, it regained its influence as capital of UsefulNotes/ThePapalStates until it was conquered by the Kingdom of Italy and declared it the unified peninsula's capital in 1871. Dozens of relics of the imperial ancient Roman era and churches make Rome the most famous tourist city in Italy, as well as home to several UNESCO World Heritage sites, while to this day the Roman Catholic Church, the largest Christian sect movement of UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} in the world, continues to govern the spiritual lives of over 1.3 billion people worldwide from the sovereign enclave of the UsefulNotes/VaticanCity, a remnant of the Papal States established in a 1929 treaty between UsefulNotes/PopePiusXII and UsefulNotes/BenitoMussolini. The outskirts are not short on sights, either, such as the Etruscan-era UsefulNotes/{{Etruscan|s}} era ruins of Cerveteri, the Roman-era port town of Civitavecchia, and the hilltop monastery town of Subiaco, the birthplace of the Benedictines, one of the oldest monastic orders in Christianity.
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->Fifth-largest and fourth most populous in Italy, as well as the first capital of a unified Italy. Located mainly on the western bank of the Po river, it is oftentimes called as the birthplace of modern-day Italy as it was the political and intellectual center of the ''Risorgimento'', and is part of the Italian industry triangle alongside Milan and Genoa. Beyond that it is also famous for its art galleries, its football clubs (Juventus and Torino FC), automotive heritage (FIAT, Lancia, and Alfa Romeo operate from here although Alfa's origins are in Milan), the reputed shroud used on Jesus after his crucifixion, and playing host to the 2006 Winter UsefulNotes/OlympicGames and the 2022 Series/EurovisionSongContest.
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->Fifth-largest and fourth most populous in Italy, as well as the first capital of a unified Italy. Located mainly on the western bank of the Po river, it is oftentimes called as the birthplace of modern-day Italy as it was the political and intellectual center of the ''Risorgimento'', and is part of the Italian industry triangle alongside Milan and Genoa. Beyond that it is also famous for its art galleries, galleries and other museums (e.g. its Egyptian Museum, one of the largest and finest collections of [[UsefulNotes/AncientEgyptianHistory Ancient Egyptian]] artifacts in the world), its football clubs (Juventus and Torino FC), automotive heritage (FIAT, Lancia, and Alfa Romeo operate from here although Alfa's origins are in Milan), the reputed shroud used on Jesus after his crucifixion, and playing host to the 2006 Winter UsefulNotes/OlympicGames and the 2022 Series/EurovisionSongContest.
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->Second-smallest and second least populous region after the Aosta Valley (and first in both among the Ordinary Regions), claiming that [[AluminumChristmasTrees it doesn't actually exist]] has become a meme among Italians, who sometimes call it ''Molisn't''. Also the youngest region in Italy, having been broken off from Abruzzo in 1970.
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->Second-smallest and second least populous region after the Aosta Valley (and first in both among the Ordinary Regions), claiming that [[AluminumChristmasTrees [[EskimosArentReal it doesn't actually exist]] has become a meme among Italians, who sometimes call it ''Molisn't''. Also the youngest region in Italy, having been broken off from Abruzzo in 1970.
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UsefulNotes/{{Rome}}, being the national capital, is an exception and is governed by a ''sui generis'' entity named "Roma Capitale," holding all the powers of a municipality and more (a bit like Washington D.C. Rome's got a government of its own, albeit much less powerful, independent, and--why not?--cooler than its American counterpart). Unlike Washington, Rome is still the seat of the metropolitan city and the regional government.
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UsefulNotes/{{Italy}} is the most populous country in Southern Europe and divided into twenty regions. In 1946, the modern regions were formed from the start of the Republic in 1946 to 1963, when Abruzzo and Molise were separated.
Unlike the United States, where fifty states make up the country, Italy has one unitary state, which is divided into twenty regions. Regions can promulgate laws in the matters specified by the Constitution, most notably healthcare, while the rest is handled by the central government. Due to their particular history, geography and/or the presence of lingustic minorities, five such regions--Trentino-Sud Adige, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardegna, Sicilia, and Val d'Aosta--are ''regioni a statuto speciale'' (special statutory regions)--that is, they have a larger degree of autonomy and the right to withhold a significant portion of their taxes. Perhaps unsurprisingly, most Italians from ordinary regions aren't happy about it.
Unlike the United States, where fifty states make up the country, Italy has one unitary state, which is divided into twenty regions. Regions can promulgate laws in the matters specified by the Constitution, most notably healthcare, while the rest is handled by the central government. Due to their particular history, geography and/or the presence of lingustic minorities, five such regions--Trentino-Sud Adige, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardegna, Sicilia, and Val d'Aosta--are ''regioni a statuto speciale'' (special statutory regions)--that is, they have a larger degree of autonomy and the right to withhold a significant portion of their taxes. Perhaps unsurprisingly, most Italians from ordinary regions aren't happy about it.
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UsefulNotes/{{Italy}} is the most populous country in Southern Europe UsefulNotes/{{Europe}} and is divided into twenty regions. In 1946, the modern regions were formed from the start of the Republic in 1946 to 1963, when Abruzzo and Molise were separated.
Unlike the United States, where fifty states make up the country, Italy has one unitary state, which is divided into twenty regions. Regions can promulgate laws in the matters specified by the Constitution, most notably healthcare, while the rest is handled by the central government. Due to their particular history, geography and/or the presence of lingustic minorities, five such regions--Trentino-Sud Adige, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardegna,Sicilia, UsefulNotes/{{Sicily}}, and Val d'Aosta--are ''regioni a statuto speciale'' (special statutory regions)--that is, they have a larger degree of autonomy and the right to withhold a significant portion of their taxes. Perhaps unsurprisingly, most Italians from ordinary regions aren't happy about it.
Unlike the United States, where fifty states make up the country, Italy has one unitary state, which is divided into twenty regions. Regions can promulgate laws in the matters specified by the Constitution, most notably healthcare, while the rest is handled by the central government. Due to their particular history, geography and/or the presence of lingustic minorities, five such regions--Trentino-Sud Adige, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardegna,
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->Largest and most populous province in the region, its eponymous capital is also the seventh most populous in Italy. Originally called Felsina by the Etruscans, it is home to the oldest university in the world, the University of Bologna, established in AD 1088. It is well known for its vast intellectual and artistic heritage ranging from writers to musicians and painters, and also for being the birthplace of a namesake pasta sauce (called ragù, pronounced "ra-goo", in Italian). Car manufacturer Lamborghini is based in nearby Sant'Agata Bolognese. Bologna itself is basically ''the'' hotbed of Italian basketball, with the city so defined by the rivalry between its historic clubs Fortitudo and Virtus that it's generally known as "Basket City".
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->Largest and most populous province in the region, its eponymous capital is also the seventh most populous in Italy. Originally called Felsina by the Etruscans, it is home to the oldest university in the world, the University of Bologna, established in AD 1088. It is well known for its vast intellectual and artistic heritage ranging from writers to musicians and painters, and also for being the birthplace of a namesake pasta sauce (called ragù, pronounced "ra-goo", in Italian).Italian) as well as mortadella. Car manufacturer Lamborghini is based in nearby Sant'Agata Bolognese. Bologna itself is basically ''the'' hotbed of Italian basketball, with the city so defined by the rivalry between its historic clubs Fortitudo and Virtus that it's generally known as "Basket City".
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->Regarded by some as Naples' little sister, Salerno, the tenth most populous province of Italy, is well-known for its scenery, particularly in the Amalfi Coast and the Parco Nazionale del Cilento. It also has a respectable culinary background thanks to its production of lemons and buffalo mozzarella cheese. Its eponymous capital is a strategic port since the Greek era, having seen Allied landings during the closing days of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, as well as home to the relics of Saint Matthew, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus as well as one of the four evangelists.
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->Regarded by some as Naples' little sister, sister (although labelling them as such is a huge BerserkButton for them), Salerno, the tenth most populous province of Italy, is well-known for its scenery, particularly in the Amalfi Coast and the Parco Nazionale del Cilento. It also has a respectable culinary background thanks to its production of lemons and buffalo mozzarella cheese. Its eponymous capital is a strategic port since the Greek era, having seen Allied landings during the closing days of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, as well as home to the relics of Saint Matthew, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus as well as one of the four evangelists.
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[-Ninth most populous second-level subdivision of Italy and second largest city in Sicily as well as its busiest and site of the island's principal airport, the largest in southern Italy. Once one of the most important cultural, artistic, and political centres of Italy during the Renaissance, the city is also famed for its resilience in the face of earthquakes and eruptions of nearby Mount Etna.-]
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[-Ninth most populous second-level subdivision of Italy and second largest city in Sicily Sicily, as well as its busiest and site of economic center. It holds also the island's principal airport, the largest in southern Italy. Founded by Greeks in 800 BCE, it has been destroyed by earthquakes and eruptions from the nearby Mount Etna several times across the millennia. Once one of the most important cultural, artistic, and political centres of Italy during the Renaissance, the city is also famed known for its resilience in unique landscape, the face of earthquakes local nightlife and eruptions of nearby Mount Etna.for its infamous rivalry with the capital Palermo.-]
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[-Capital and largest city of Sicily, as well as seventh most populous second-level subdivision of Italy. Founded by Phoenicians in 734 BCE, the city has long been a crossroads of civilizations, evidenced by its vibrant culture, art, and architecture, in addition to being the economic centre of the island.-]
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[-Capital and largest city of Sicily, as well as seventh most populous second-level subdivision of Italy. Founded by Phoenicians in 734 BCE, the city has long been a crossroads of civilizations, evidenced by its vibrant culture, art, and architecture, in addition to being the economic centre of the island.architecture.-]
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->The eponymous capital is famed for an old city centre nestled within a series of hills. Its airport, Bergamo Caravaggio, is also one of the busiest in the country.
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->The eponymous capital is famed for an old city centre nestled within a series of hills. Its airport, Bergamo Caravaggio, airport in nearby Orio al Serio is also one of the busiest in the country.
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->A small province centered around an important textile-producing city which also hosts the Formula One Italian Grand Prix.
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->A small province centered around an important textile-producing city which also hosts the Formula One Italian Grand Prix.
Prix. The capital city of Monza is, appropriately enough, twinned with Indianapolis.
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[-Founded by Greek Corinthians during the eighth century BCE, Syracuse, the birthplace of preeminent mathematician and engineer Archimedes, was the most powerful city of Magna Graecia, rivaling even Athens during the fifth century. Today, with Palermo having overtook it in importance, Syracuse remains one of Sicily's top tourist destinations, featuring UNESCO-accredited remnants of its Greek heyday.
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[-Founded by Greek Corinthians during the eighth century BCE, Syracuse, the birthplace of preeminent mathematician and engineer Archimedes, was the most powerful city of Magna Graecia, rivaling even Athens during the fifth century. Today, with Palermo having overtook it in importance, Syracuse remains one of Sicily's top tourist destinations, featuring UNESCO-accredited remnants of its Greek heyday.
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[-The westernmost province of Sicily, its eponympis capital is one of the island's major port towns, attested by its dependence on fishing, coral processing, and saltworks.-]
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[-The westernmost province of Sicily, its eponympis eponymous capital is one of the island's major port towns, attested by its dependence on fishing, coral processing, and saltworks.-]
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->Despite being on the smaller end for a province, Novara was blessed with an advantageous position that makes it a crossroads for commercial traffic between Milano and Torino and from Genova to the Swiss border. It is also famed for its red and white wines.
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->Despite being on the smaller end for a province, Novara was blessed with an advantageous position that makes it a crossroads for commercial traffic between Milano Milan and Torino Turin and from Genova Genoa to the Swiss border. It is also famed for its red and white wines.
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->Fifth-largest and fourth most populous in Italy, as well as the first capital of a unified Italy. Located mainly on the western bank of the Po river, it is oftentimes called as the birthplace of modern-day Italy as it was the political and intellectual center of the ''Risorgimento'', and is part of the Italian industry triangle alongside Milano and Genova. Beyond that it is also famous for its art galleries, its football clubs (Juventus and Torino FC), automotive heritage (FIAT, Lancia, and Alfa Romeo operate from here although Alfa's origins are in Milan), the reputed shroud used on Jesus after his crucifixion, and playing host to the 2006 Winter UsefulNotes/OlympicGames and the 2022 Series/EurovisionSongContest.
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->Fifth-largest and fourth most populous in Italy, as well as the first capital of a unified Italy. Located mainly on the western bank of the Po river, it is oftentimes called as the birthplace of modern-day Italy as it was the political and intellectual center of the ''Risorgimento'', and is part of the Italian industry triangle alongside Milano Milan and Genova.Genoa. Beyond that it is also famous for its art galleries, its football clubs (Juventus and Torino FC), automotive heritage (FIAT, Lancia, and Alfa Romeo operate from here although Alfa's origins are in Milan), the reputed shroud used on Jesus after his crucifixion, and playing host to the 2006 Winter UsefulNotes/OlympicGames and the 2022 Series/EurovisionSongContest.
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->An alpine province noted for its harsh climate, its production of beans and cheese, and a booming tourist industry (the town of Cortina d'Ampezzo hosted the 1956 Winter UsefulNotes/OlympicGames, and is also scheduled to co-host the 2026 edition alongside Milano).
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->An alpine province noted for its harsh climate, its production of beans and cheese, and a booming tourist industry (the town of Cortina d'Ampezzo hosted the 1956 Winter UsefulNotes/OlympicGames, and is also scheduled to co-host the 2026 edition alongside Milano).
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->The youngest province of Italy, established in 2010 from municipalities (''comuni'') separated from Bari and Foggia. Its name alludes to its three capitals: Barletta, the vicinity of which bore witness to a major battle in 216 BCE during the UsefulNotes/PunicWars, won by Hannibal; Andria, the largest city and home to an octagonal hilltop citadel by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and a UNESCO World Heritage Site; and Trani, a port town allied with Venice.
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'''Area:''' 24,090km (9,300mi)\\
'''Population (2020):''' 1,628,384\\
'''Metropolitan Cities:''' Cagliari\\
'''Provinces:''' South Sardinia, Sassari, Nuoro, Oristano\\
'''President:''' Christian Solinas (Sardinian Action Party)
* Special statutory region.
* The second-largest Italian island, it's smack-dab in the middle of the Western Mediterranean right south of UsefulNotes/{{Corsica}}. The Sardinian language is related yet arguably distinct from Italian, and it's the other official language of the region. Curiously, Groundskeeper Willie from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' speaks with a Sardinian accent in the Italian dub, possibly referencing the stereotypical Scot and Sardinian shared, ahem, ''[[BestialityIsDepraved love]]'' of sheep.
'''Population (2020):''' 1,628,384\\
'''Metropolitan Cities:''' Cagliari\\
'''Provinces:''' South Sardinia, Sassari, Nuoro, Oristano\\
'''President:''' Christian Solinas (Sardinian Action Party)
* Special statutory region.
* The second-largest Italian island, it's smack-dab in the middle of the Western Mediterranean right south of UsefulNotes/{{Corsica}}. The Sardinian language is related yet arguably distinct from Italian, and it's the other official language of the region. Curiously, Groundskeeper Willie from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' speaks with a Sardinian accent in the Italian dub, possibly referencing the stereotypical Scot and Sardinian shared, ahem, ''[[BestialityIsDepraved love]]'' of sheep.
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'''Type:''' Autonomous Region\\
'''Area:'''24,090km (9,300mi)\\
24,099 square kilometres (9,305 square miles) [3rd of 20]\\
'''Population(2020):''' 1,628,384\\
'''Metropolitan Cities:''' Cagliari\\
'''Provinces:''' South Sardinia, Sassari, Nuoro, Oristano\\
'''President:''' Christian Solinas (Sardinian Action Party)
* Special statutory region.
* The second-largest(2021):''' 1,590,044 [11th of 20]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Saldigna (Gallurese), Sardegna (Tabarchino), Sardenya (Algherese), Sardhigna (Sassarese), Sardigna (Sardinian)
[-Second-largest Italian island,it's smack-dab lying in the middle of the Western Mediterranean right and directly to the south of UsefulNotes/{{Corsica}}. The Sardinian language is related yet arguably distinct from Italian, and it's the other official language of the region. Curiously, Groundskeeper Willie from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' speaks with a Sardinian accent in the Italian dub, possibly referencing the stereotypical Scot and Sardinian shared, ahem, ''[[BestialityIsDepraved love]]'' of sheep.-]
!!!'''Cagliari'''
->'''Postal code:''' CA\\
'''Type:''' Metropolitan City\\
'''Area:''' 1,249 square kilometres (482 square miles) [5th of 5 regionally; 88th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 421,488 [2nd of 5 regionally; 42nd of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Caralis (Latin), Casteddu (Sardinian)
[-Capital and largest city of Sardinia and one of the oldest continually settled places in the world, dating back to the Neolithic period, and home to one of the busiest ports in the Mediterranean Sea.-]
!!!'''Nuoro'''
->'''Postal code:''' NU\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 5,638 square kilometres (2,177 square miles) [3rd of 5 regionally; 11th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 201,517 [4th of 5 regionally; 91st of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate name:''' Nùgoro (Sardinian)
[-The eponymous capital is home to several renowned wrters, poets, painters, and schulptors, hence its nickname "Sardinian Athens".-]
!!!'''Oristano'''
->'''Postal code:''' OR\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 2,990 square kilometres (1,155 square miles) [4th of 5 regionally; 37th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 152,418 [5th of 5 regionally; 102nd of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate name:''' Aristanis (Sardinian)
[-Sixth least populous province in Italy, whose eponymous capital has one of the most best-preserved city centres in Italy.-]
!!!'''Sassari'''
->'''Postal code:''' SS\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 7,692 square kilometres (2,970 square miles) [1st of 5 regionally; 1st of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 476,357 [1st of 5 regionally; 38th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Sàssari (Sassarese), Tàtari (Sardinian)
[-Largest province of Italy. Its eponymous capital, the second most populous city in the island, is a university town whose centuries of Pisan, Genoese, Aragonese, and Spanish rule infused it with a rich historical and artistic heritage.-]
!!!'''Sud Sardegna (South Sardinia)'''
->'''Postal code:''' SU\\
'''Capital (provisional):''' Carbonia\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 6,531 square kilometres (2,522 square miles) [2nd of 5 regionally; 8th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 338,264 [3rd of 5 regionally; 62nd of 107 nationally]
[-Eighth-largest province of Italy as well as its youngest, carved in 2016 from the old province of Cagliari, the rest incorporated into the same-named Metropolitan City.-]
'''Area:'''
'''Population
'''Metropolitan Cities:''' Cagliari\\
'''Provinces:''' South Sardinia, Sassari, Nuoro, Oristano\\
'''President:''' Christian Solinas (Sardinian Action Party)
* Special statutory region.
* The second-largest
'''Alternate names:''' Saldigna (Gallurese), Sardegna (Tabarchino), Sardenya (Algherese), Sardhigna (Sassarese), Sardigna (Sardinian)
[-Second-largest Italian island,
!!!'''Cagliari'''
->'''Postal code:''' CA\\
'''Type:''' Metropolitan City\\
'''Area:''' 1,249 square kilometres (482 square miles) [5th of 5 regionally; 88th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 421,488 [2nd of 5 regionally; 42nd of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Caralis (Latin), Casteddu (Sardinian)
[-Capital and largest city of Sardinia and one of the oldest continually settled places in the world, dating back to the Neolithic period, and home to one of the busiest ports in the Mediterranean Sea.-]
!!!'''Nuoro'''
->'''Postal code:''' NU\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 5,638 square kilometres (2,177 square miles) [3rd of 5 regionally; 11th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 201,517 [4th of 5 regionally; 91st of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate name:''' Nùgoro (Sardinian)
[-The eponymous capital is home to several renowned wrters, poets, painters, and schulptors, hence its nickname "Sardinian Athens".-]
!!!'''Oristano'''
->'''Postal code:''' OR\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 2,990 square kilometres (1,155 square miles) [4th of 5 regionally; 37th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 152,418 [5th of 5 regionally; 102nd of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate name:''' Aristanis (Sardinian)
[-Sixth least populous province in Italy, whose eponymous capital has one of the most best-preserved city centres in Italy.-]
!!!'''Sassari'''
->'''Postal code:''' SS\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 7,692 square kilometres (2,970 square miles) [1st of 5 regionally; 1st of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 476,357 [1st of 5 regionally; 38th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Sàssari (Sassarese), Tàtari (Sardinian)
[-Largest province of Italy. Its eponymous capital, the second most populous city in the island, is a university town whose centuries of Pisan, Genoese, Aragonese, and Spanish rule infused it with a rich historical and artistic heritage.-]
!!!'''Sud Sardegna (South Sardinia)'''
->'''Postal code:''' SU\\
'''Capital (provisional):''' Carbonia\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 6,531 square kilometres (2,522 square miles) [2nd of 5 regionally; 8th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 338,264 [3rd of 5 regionally; 62nd of 107 nationally]
[-Eighth-largest province of Italy as well as its youngest, carved in 2016 from the old province of Cagliari, the rest incorporated into the same-named Metropolitan City.-]
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'''Area:''' 25,711km (9,927mi)\\
'''Population (2019):''' 4,969,147\\
'''Metropolitan Cities:''' Palermo, Catania, Messina\\
'''Provinces:''' Agrigento, Trapani, Siracusa, Ragusa, Caltanissetta, Enna\\
'''President:''' Nello Musumeci (Diventerà Bellissima)
* Special statutory region.
* The largest region and the largest Italian island.
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%%-->'''Postal code:''' \\
%%'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
%%'''Area:''' X square kilometres (X square miles) [X regionally; X of 107 nationally]\\
%%'''Population (2021):''' [X regionally; X of 107 nationally]\\
%%'''Alternate names:'''
----
'''Population (2019):''' 4,969,147\\
'''Metropolitan Cities:''' Palermo, Catania, Messina\\
'''Provinces:''' Agrigento, Trapani, Siracusa, Ragusa, Caltanissetta, Enna\\
'''President:''' Nello Musumeci (Diventerà Bellissima)
* Special statutory region.
* The largest region and the largest Italian island.
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%%-->'''Postal code:''' \\
%%'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
%%'''Area:''' X square kilometres (X square miles) [X regionally; X of 107 nationally]\\
%%'''Population (2021):''' [X regionally; X of 107 nationally]\\
%%'''Alternate names:'''
----
to:
'''Type:''' Autonomous Regions\\
'''Area:'''25,711km (9,927mi)\\
25,833 square kilometres (9,974 square miles) [1st of 20]\\
'''Population(2019):''' 4,969,147\\
'''Metropolitan Cities:''' Palermo, Catania, Messina\\
'''Provinces:''' Agrigento, Trapani, Siracusa, Ragusa, Caltanissetta, Enna\\
'''President:''' Nello Musumeci (Diventerà Bellissima)
* Special statutory region.
* The largest region and the largest Italian island.
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%%-->'''Postal code:''' \\
%%'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
%%'''Area:''' X square kilometres (X square miles) [X regionally; X of 107 nationally]\\
%%'''Population(2021):''' [X 4,833,705 [5th of 20]\\
'''Alternate name:''' Sicilia (Sicilian)
[-Largest and fifth most populous region of Italy, as well as the larger of the two major islands. Its location at the heart of the Mediterranean Sea has made it a crossroads of civilizations, cultures, and powers: Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Ostrogoths, Byzantines, Moors, Normans, Spaniards, and Italians. All these influences have melded together to form an eclectic culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature, cuisine, and architecture.-]
!!!'''Agrigento'''
-->'''Postal code:''' AG\\
'''Type:''' Free Municipal Consortium\\
'''Area:''' 3,053 square kilometres (1,179 square miles) [4th of 9 regionally;X 36th of 107 nationally]\\
%%'''Alternate names:'''
----'''Population (2021):''' 416,181 [5th of 9 regionally; 45th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Agrigentum (Latin), Girgenti (Sicilian)
[-A short distance from eponymous capital lay the ruins of Akragas, one of the leading cities of Magna Graecia, which features some of the largest and best preserved ancient Greek buildings outside Greece itself.-]
!!!'''Caltanissetta'''
-->'''Postal code:''' CL\\
'''Type:''' Free Municipal Consortium\\
'''Area:''' 2,138 square kilometres (826 square miles) [7th of 9 regionally; 66th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 253,688 [8th of 9 regionally; 80th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Calatanixecta (Latin), Cartanissetta (Sicilian)
[-The eponymous capital was first founded as a Carthaginian camp during the UsefulNotes/PunicWars, and in the years following the unification of Italy was a centre of sulphur mining.-]
!!!'''Catania'''
-->'''Postal code:''' CT\\
'''Type:''' Metropolitan City\\
'''Area:''' 3,574 square kilometres (1,380 square miles) [2nd of 9 regionally; 24th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 1,074,089 [2nd of 9 regionally; 9th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate name:''' Catana (Latin)
[-Ninth most populous second-level subdivision of Italy and second largest city in Sicily as well as its busiest and site of the island's principal airport, the largest in southern Italy. Once one of the most important cultural, artistic, and political centres of Italy during the Renaissance, the city is also famed for its resilience in the face of earthquakes and eruptions of nearby Mount Etna.-]
!!!'''Enna'''
-->'''Postal code:''' EN\\
'''Type:''' Free Municipal Consortium\\
'''Area:''' 2,575 square kilometres (994 square miles) [5th of 9 regionally; 51st of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 157,690 [9th of 9 regionally; 100th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Castrogiovanni (Italian, until 1926), Castrugiuvanni (Sicilian), Henna (Latin)
[-Eighth least populous second-level subdivision of Italy and the only landlocked province of Sicily. Its eponymous capital, located at roughly the geographic centre of the island, also has the highest altitude of any Italian provincial capital at 931 metres (3,054 feet) above sea level.-]
!!!'''Messina'''
-->'''Postal code:''' ME\\
'''Type:''' Metropolitan City\\
'''Area:''' 3,266 square kilometres (1,261 square miles) [3rd of 9 regionally; 29th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 603,980 [3rd of 9 regionally; 26th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate name:''' Messana (Latin)
[-Third most populous city of Sicily and thirteenth of Italy, as well as an important access point to Calabria on the peninsula and a major agricultural centre.-]
!!!'''Palermo'''
-->'''Postal code:''' PA\\
'''Type:''' Metropolitan City\\
'''Area:''' 5,009 square kilometres (1,934 square miles) [1st of 9 regionally; 14th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 1,208,819 [1st of 9 regionally; 7th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Palermu (Sicilian), Panormus (Latin), Sis (Phoenician)
[-Capital and largest city of Sicily, as well as seventh most populous second-level subdivision of Italy. Founded by Phoenicians in 734 BCE, the city has long been a crossroads of civilizations, evidenced by its vibrant culture, art, and architecture, in addition to being the economic centre of the island.-]
!!!'''Ragusa'''
-->'''Postal code:''' RG\\
'''Type:''' Free Municipal Consortium\\
'''Area:''' 1,624 square kilometres (627 square miles) [9th of 9 regionally; 80th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 314,910 [7th of 9 regionally; 67th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Ragusia (Latin), Rausa (Sicilian)
[-The eponymous capital, the southernmost provincial capital in Italy, is built atop a limestone hill, whose city centre is a UNESCO World Heritage site for representing the final flowering of Baroque art in Europe.-]
!!!'''Siracusa (Syracuse)'''
-->'''Postal code:''' SR\\
'''Type:''' Free Municipal Consortium\\
'''Area:''' 2,124 square kilometres (820 square miles) [8th of 9 regionally; 68th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 386,071 [6th of 9 regionally; 51st of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Sarausa (Sicilian), Syracusae (Latin)
[-Founded by Greek Corinthians during the eighth century BCE, Syracuse, the birthplace of preeminent mathematician and engineer Archimedes, was the most powerful city of Magna Graecia, rivaling even Athens during the fifth century. Today, with Palermo having overtook it in importance, Syracuse remains one of Sicily's top tourist destinations, featuring UNESCO-accredited remnants of its Greek heyday.
!!!'''Trapani'''
-->'''Postal code:''' TP\\
'''Type:''' Free Municipal Consortium\\
'''Area:''' 2,470 square kilometres (954 square miles) [6th of 9 regionally; 55th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 418,277 [4th of 9 regionally; 43rd of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Drepanum (Latin), Tràpani (Sicilian)
[-The westernmost province of Sicily, its eponympis capital is one of the island's major port towns, attested by its dependence on fishing, coral processing, and saltworks.-]
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'''Area:'''
'''Population
'''Metropolitan Cities:''' Palermo, Catania, Messina\\
'''Provinces:''' Agrigento, Trapani, Siracusa, Ragusa, Caltanissetta, Enna\\
'''President:''' Nello Musumeci (Diventerà Bellissima)
* Special statutory region.
* The largest region and the largest Italian island.
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%%-->'''Postal code:''' \\
%%'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
%%'''Area:''' X square kilometres (X square miles) [X regionally; X of 107 nationally]\\
%%'''Population
'''Alternate name:''' Sicilia (Sicilian)
[-Largest and fifth most populous region of Italy, as well as the larger of the two major islands. Its location at the heart of the Mediterranean Sea has made it a crossroads of civilizations, cultures, and powers: Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Ostrogoths, Byzantines, Moors, Normans, Spaniards, and Italians. All these influences have melded together to form an eclectic culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature, cuisine, and architecture.-]
!!!'''Agrigento'''
-->'''Postal code:''' AG\\
'''Type:''' Free Municipal Consortium\\
'''Area:''' 3,053 square kilometres (1,179 square miles) [4th of 9 regionally;
----
'''Alternate names:''' Agrigentum (Latin), Girgenti (Sicilian)
[-A short distance from eponymous capital lay the ruins of Akragas, one of the leading cities of Magna Graecia, which features some of the largest and best preserved ancient Greek buildings outside Greece itself.-]
!!!'''Caltanissetta'''
-->'''Postal code:''' CL\\
'''Type:''' Free Municipal Consortium\\
'''Area:''' 2,138 square kilometres (826 square miles) [7th of 9 regionally; 66th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 253,688 [8th of 9 regionally; 80th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Calatanixecta (Latin), Cartanissetta (Sicilian)
[-The eponymous capital was first founded as a Carthaginian camp during the UsefulNotes/PunicWars, and in the years following the unification of Italy was a centre of sulphur mining.-]
!!!'''Catania'''
-->'''Postal code:''' CT\\
'''Type:''' Metropolitan City\\
'''Area:''' 3,574 square kilometres (1,380 square miles) [2nd of 9 regionally; 24th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 1,074,089 [2nd of 9 regionally; 9th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate name:''' Catana (Latin)
[-Ninth most populous second-level subdivision of Italy and second largest city in Sicily as well as its busiest and site of the island's principal airport, the largest in southern Italy. Once one of the most important cultural, artistic, and political centres of Italy during the Renaissance, the city is also famed for its resilience in the face of earthquakes and eruptions of nearby Mount Etna.-]
!!!'''Enna'''
-->'''Postal code:''' EN\\
'''Type:''' Free Municipal Consortium\\
'''Area:''' 2,575 square kilometres (994 square miles) [5th of 9 regionally; 51st of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 157,690 [9th of 9 regionally; 100th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Castrogiovanni (Italian, until 1926), Castrugiuvanni (Sicilian), Henna (Latin)
[-Eighth least populous second-level subdivision of Italy and the only landlocked province of Sicily. Its eponymous capital, located at roughly the geographic centre of the island, also has the highest altitude of any Italian provincial capital at 931 metres (3,054 feet) above sea level.-]
!!!'''Messina'''
-->'''Postal code:''' ME\\
'''Type:''' Metropolitan City\\
'''Area:''' 3,266 square kilometres (1,261 square miles) [3rd of 9 regionally; 29th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 603,980 [3rd of 9 regionally; 26th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate name:''' Messana (Latin)
[-Third most populous city of Sicily and thirteenth of Italy, as well as an important access point to Calabria on the peninsula and a major agricultural centre.-]
!!!'''Palermo'''
-->'''Postal code:''' PA\\
'''Type:''' Metropolitan City\\
'''Area:''' 5,009 square kilometres (1,934 square miles) [1st of 9 regionally; 14th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 1,208,819 [1st of 9 regionally; 7th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Palermu (Sicilian), Panormus (Latin), Sis (Phoenician)
[-Capital and largest city of Sicily, as well as seventh most populous second-level subdivision of Italy. Founded by Phoenicians in 734 BCE, the city has long been a crossroads of civilizations, evidenced by its vibrant culture, art, and architecture, in addition to being the economic centre of the island.-]
!!!'''Ragusa'''
-->'''Postal code:''' RG\\
'''Type:''' Free Municipal Consortium\\
'''Area:''' 1,624 square kilometres (627 square miles) [9th of 9 regionally; 80th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 314,910 [7th of 9 regionally; 67th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Ragusia (Latin), Rausa (Sicilian)
[-The eponymous capital, the southernmost provincial capital in Italy, is built atop a limestone hill, whose city centre is a UNESCO World Heritage site for representing the final flowering of Baroque art in Europe.-]
!!!'''Siracusa (Syracuse)'''
-->'''Postal code:''' SR\\
'''Type:''' Free Municipal Consortium\\
'''Area:''' 2,124 square kilometres (820 square miles) [8th of 9 regionally; 68th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 386,071 [6th of 9 regionally; 51st of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Sarausa (Sicilian), Syracusae (Latin)
[-Founded by Greek Corinthians during the eighth century BCE, Syracuse, the birthplace of preeminent mathematician and engineer Archimedes, was the most powerful city of Magna Graecia, rivaling even Athens during the fifth century. Today, with Palermo having overtook it in importance, Syracuse remains one of Sicily's top tourist destinations, featuring UNESCO-accredited remnants of its Greek heyday.
!!!'''Trapani'''
-->'''Postal code:''' TP\\
'''Type:''' Free Municipal Consortium\\
'''Area:''' 2,470 square kilometres (954 square miles) [6th of 9 regionally; 55th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 418,277 [4th of 9 regionally; 43rd of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Drepanum (Latin), Tràpani (Sicilian)
[-The westernmost province of Sicily, its eponympis capital is one of the island's major port towns, attested by its dependence on fishing, coral processing, and saltworks.-]
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->Nowadays sadly more well-known for a 1980 earthquake that near-totally flattened it, its more positive claims to fame include La Starza, the oldest known prehistorical settlement in the region, as well as its numerous castles and its production of chestnuts. The eponymous capital is referenced in ''Series/TheSopranos'' as the ancestral hometown of the titular American Mafia family.
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->Nowadays sadly more well-known for a 1980 earthquake that near-totally flattened it, it and killed almost 2500 people, its more positive claims to fame include La Starza, the oldest known prehistorical settlement in the region, as well as its numerous castles and its production of chestnuts. The eponymous capital is referenced in ''Series/TheSopranos'' as the ancestral hometown of the titular American Mafia family.
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->'''Capital (and largest city):''' Campobasso\\
'''Area:''' 4,438km (1,714mi)\\
'''Population (31-12-2017):''' 308,493\\
'''Provinces:''' Campobasso, Isernia\\
'''President:''' Donato Toma (Forza Italia)
* The second-smallest and second-least populous region after the Aosta Valley (and first in both among the ordinary regions), claiming that [[AluminumChristmasTrees it doesn't actually exist]] has become a meme among Italians, who sometimes call it ''Molisn't''.
'''Area:''' 4,438km (1,714mi)\\
'''Population (31-12-2017):''' 308,493\\
'''Provinces:''' Campobasso, Isernia\\
'''President:''' Donato Toma (Forza Italia)
* The second-smallest and second-least populous region after the Aosta Valley (and first in both among the ordinary regions), claiming that [[AluminumChristmasTrees it doesn't actually exist]] has become a meme among Italians, who sometimes call it ''Molisn't''.
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'''Type:''' Ordinary Region\\
'''Area:'''
'''Population
'''Provinces:''' Campobasso, Isernia\\
'''President:''' Donato Toma (Forza Italia)
* The second-smallest
->Second-smallest and
!!!'''Campobasso'''
-->'''Postal code:''' CB\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 2,925 square kilometres (1,130 square miles) [1st of 2 regionally; 39th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 212,879 [1st of 2 regionally; 87th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Cambuàsce [Campobassan], Campus Vassorum [Latin]
->The larger and more populous of the two provinces of Molise, its Latin name, meaning "Vassals' Territory", has been assigned by the Lombards who noted its history of frequently changing hands between various political overseers. Its eponymous capital is known for its production of pears and cheese, as well as craftsmanship of blades, while Termoli to the east is a former fishing port turned beach holiday destination.
!!!'''Isernia'''
-->'''Postal code:''' IS\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 1,535 square kilometres (593 square miles) [2nd of 2 regionally; 84th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 81,415 [2nd of 2 regionally; 107th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate name:''' Aesernia [Latin]
->Isernia is the least populous province in Italy and continues to make a living mostly through agriculture.
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->'''Capital (and largest city):''' Bari\\
'''Area:''' 19,358km (7,474mi)\\
'''Population (31 December 2016):''' 4,063,888\\
'''Metropolitan Cities:''' Bari\\
'''Provinces:''' Foggia, Taranto, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Lecce, Brindisi\\
'''President:''' Michele Emiliano (left-wing independent)
* The easternmost region, it's the "heel" of the Italian peninsula.
'''Area:''' 19,358km (7,474mi)\\
'''Population (31 December 2016):''' 4,063,888\\
'''Metropolitan Cities:''' Bari\\
'''Provinces:''' Foggia, Taranto, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Lecce, Brindisi\\
'''President:''' Michele Emiliano (left-wing independent)
* The easternmost region, it's the "heel" of the Italian peninsula.
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'''Area:'''
'''Population
'''Metropolitan Cities:''' Bari\\
'''Provinces:''' Foggia, Taranto, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Lecce, Brindisi\\
'''President:''' Michele Emiliano (left-wing independent)
* The easternmost region, it's
'''Alternate names:''' Pùglia [Neapolitan], Puia [Salentino], Pulia [Albanian]
->Easternmost region of Italy and the "heel" of the
!!!'''Bari'''
-->'''Postal code:''' BA\\
'''Type:''' Metropolitan City\\
'''Area:''' 3,863 square kilometres (1,491 square miles) [2nd of 6 regionally; 19th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 1,230,158 [1st of 6 regionally; 6th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Bare [Barese], Barium [Latin]
->Sixth most populous province/city in Italy and the second most important economic centre in the Italian South after Naples, being a major port and university city. It is also famed as the resting place of Saint Nicholas of Myra, a third-century bishop whose legendary acts of generosity served as inspiration for SantaClaus.
!!!'''Barletta-Andria-Trani'''
-->'''Postal code:''' BT\\
'''Largest city:''' Andria\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 1,543 square kilometres (596 square miles) [6th of 6 regionally; 83rd of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 381,091 [6th of 6 regionally; 54th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate name:''' Baruli [Barletta, Latin]
->The youngest province of Italy, established in 2010 from municipalities (''comuni'') separated from Bari and Foggia. Its name alludes to its three capitals: Barletta, the vicinity of which bore witness to a major battle in 216 BCE during the UsefulNotes/PunicWars, won by Hannibal; Andria, the largest city and home to an octagonal hilltop citadel by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and a UNESCO World Heritage Site; and Trani, a port town allied with Venice.
!!!'''Brindisi'''
-->'''Postal code:''' BR\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 1,861 square kilometres (719 square miles) [5th of 6 regionally; 73rd of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 381,946 [5th of 6 regionally; 53rd of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate name:''' Brindisium [Latin]
->The eponymous capital is a major port city to Greece and the Near East since Roman times, as the southern terminus of the famed Appian Way.
!!!'''Foggia'''
-->'''Postal code:''' FG\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 7,007 square kilometres (2,706 square miles) [1st of 6 regionally; 3rd of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 602,394 [3rd of 6 regionally; 27th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate name:''' Fògge [Foggian]
->Third-largest province in Italy. The eponymous capital saw a crucial battle during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII where British and Canadian Allies drove back Nazi Germans. Meanwhile, the towns of Monte Sant'Angelo and San Giovanni Rotondo are Roman Catholic pilgrimage destinations--the former, situated on the massif of Gargano, for a shrine located on where Saint Michael the Archangel was believed to have appeared in the late fifth century to aid Christian Beneventians against pagan Neapolitans; the latter, in honour of Padre Pio, a mid-20th-century Capuchin priest and saint believed to have borne the stigmata, or emulations of the wounds of Jesus on his hands, feet, and side, for most of his life.
!!!'''Lecce'''
-->'''Postal code:''' LE\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 2,799 square kilometres (1,081 square miles) [3rd of 6 regionally; 41st of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 776,230 [2nd of 6 regionally; 22nd of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Lècce [Salentino], Lupiae [Latin]
->The eponymous capital is the easternmost major city of Italy, located at the far end of the Salentine Peninsula, and perhaps the most beautiful city of the region for its rich trove of Baroque architectural monuments, as well as a major producer of olive oil, wine, ceramics, and limestone.
!!!'''Taranto'''
-->'''Postal code:''' TA\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 2,467 square kilometres (953 square miles) [4th of 6 regionally; 56th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 561,958 [4th of 6 regionally; 31st of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Tàrantu [Salentino], Tarde [Tarantino], Tarento [Early Italian], Tarentum [Latin]
->The eponymous capital is a coastal city of strategic importance since the Greek era, when it was founded by the Spartans in the eighth century BCE as Taras and, by the sixth, was among the most populous cities in the world. Nowadays, the city is famed for its steelworks and oil industry, as well as a strategic naval base.
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->The region's capital and twelfth most populous city in Italy, built on an archipelago of 118 small islands in a lagoon, linked together by over 400 bridges. Throughout the medieval and Renaissance periods the city was once a maritime power and one of the wealthiest cities in the world, culminating in UsefulNotes/MarcoPolo's eastward journeys to China and back in the late thirteenth century; long after its decline, the artistic, architectural, and cultural remnants of its golden age now fuel the city's booming tourism.
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->Regional capital and third most populous city in Italy, as well as one of the oldest continually inhabited urban areas in the world, dating all the way back to the first-millennium-BCE Greek colony of Parthenope, later serving as capital of Duchy, then Kingdom, of Naples, then the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, before being absorbed into the unified Italy, during which it has experienced massive economic growth through its port, the second-busiest in the country after Genoa and headquarters of NATO's Mediterranean fleet. Culturally, it is a seat of the Baroque art style, as well as a hotspot of humanism and the Enlightenment, while its old city centre, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is the largest of its kind in Europe; outside the city lay the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, which were preserved through centuries of being buried following the cataclysmic eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Gastronomy-wise, it is also known as the birthplace of the pizza. Its top-flight football team, S.S.C. Napoli, is famed for Argentine star Diego Maradona's tenure from 1984 to 1990, during which it earned its only two Serie A trophies (1987 and 1990).
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->Regional capital and third most populous city in Italy, as well as one of the oldest continually inhabited urban areas in the world, dating all the way back to the first-millennium-BCE Greek colony of Parthenope, later serving as capital of Duchy, then Kingdom, of Naples, then the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, a sovereign Italian South before being absorbed into the unified Italy, during which it has experienced massive economic growth through its port, the second-busiest in the country after Genoa and headquarters of NATO's Mediterranean fleet. Culturally, it is a seat of the Baroque art style, as well as a hotspot of humanism and the Enlightenment, while its old Its city centre, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Site, is the largest of its kind in Europe; outside Europe. Gastronomy-wise it is famed as the birthplace of the pizza. Outside the city lay the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, which were preserved through centuries of being buried following the cataclysmic eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Gastronomy-wise, it is also known as the birthplace of the pizza. Its top-flight football team, S.S.C. Napoli, is famed for Argentine star Diego Maradona's tenure from 1984 to 1990, during which it earned its only two Serie A trophies (1987 and 1990).
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'''Area:''' 13,590km (5,250mi)\\
'''Population (2014):''' 5,869,029\\
'''Metropolitan Cities:''' Naples\\
'''Provinces:''' Avellino, Benevento, Caserta, Salerno\\
'''President:''' Vincenzo De Luca (Democratic Party)
->This region is known as the birthplace of pizza, and is the third-most populous region and home to the third largest city in Italy, Naples. Here you can find archeological sites such as Pompeii, which was buried in volcanic material after Mount Vesuvius' devastating eruption of 79 AD, which caused an enormous loss of life but also allowed the Roman city to be preserved until the modern day.
'''Population (2014):''' 5,869,029\\
'''Metropolitan Cities:''' Naples\\
'''Provinces:''' Avellino, Benevento, Caserta, Salerno\\
'''President:''' Vincenzo De Luca (Democratic Party)
->This region is known as the birthplace of pizza, and is the third-most populous region and home to the third largest city in Italy, Naples. Here you can find archeological sites such as Pompeii, which was buried in volcanic material after Mount Vesuvius' devastating eruption of 79 AD, which caused an enormous loss of life but also allowed the Roman city to be preserved until the modern day.
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'''Type:''' Ordinary Region\\
'''Area:'''13,590km (5,250mi)\\
13,671 square kilometres (5,278 square miles) [11th of 20]\\
'''Population(2014):''' 5,869,029\\
'''Metropolitan Cities:''' Naples\\
'''Provinces:''' Avellino, Benevento, Caserta, Salerno\\
'''President:''' Vincenzo De Luca (Democratic Party)
->This region is known as the birthplace(2021):''' 5,624,260 [3rd of pizza, and is the third-most 20]
->Third most populous regionand home to the third largest city in Italy, Naples. Here you can find archeological as well as the wealthiest in the Italian South. During the first millennium BCE the hinterlands were occupied by the Osci, Samnites, and Etruscans, while the coast became part of Magna Graeca. Today it is famed for its food, music, architecture, and archaeological sites such as Pompeii, which was buried in volcanic material after Mount Vesuvius' devastating eruption of 79 AD, which caused an enormous loss of life but also allowed the Roman city to be preserved until ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, as well as such natural wonders as the modern day.
coastlines of Naples and the Amalfi and the islands of Capri and Ischia.
'''Area:'''
'''Population
'''Metropolitan Cities:''' Naples\\
'''Provinces:''' Avellino, Benevento, Caserta, Salerno\\
'''President:''' Vincenzo De Luca (Democratic Party)
->This region is known as the birthplace
->Third most populous region
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'''Type:''' Ordinary province\\
'''Area:''' 2,806 square kilometers (1,083 square miles)\\
'''Population (2021):''' 423,932\\
'''Alternate name:''' Avel'lino [Irpinian]
->Nowadays sadly more well-known for the 1980 earthquake that razed its majority to the ground, its more positive claims to fame include La Starza - the oldest known prehistorical settlement in the region - as well as its numerous castles and its production of chestnuts.
'''Area:''' 2,806 square kilometers (1,083 square miles)\\
'''Population (2021):''' 423,932\\
'''Alternate name:''' Avel'lino [Irpinian]
->Nowadays sadly more well-known for the 1980 earthquake that razed its majority to the ground, its more positive claims to fame include La Starza - the oldest known prehistorical settlement in the region - as well as its numerous castles and its production of chestnuts.
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'''Type:''' Ordinary province\\
Province\\
'''Area:''' 2,806 squarekilometers kilometres (1,083 square miles)\\
miles) [2nd of 5 regionally; 40th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):'''423,932\\
402,929 [4th of 5 regionally; 48th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate name:''' Abellinum [Latin], Avel'lino [Irpinian]
->Nowadays sadly more well-known forthe a 1980 earthquake that razed its majority to the ground, near-totally flattened it, its more positive claims to fame include La Starza - Starza, the oldest known prehistorical settlement in the region - region, as well as its numerous castles and its production of chestnuts.
chestnuts. The eponymous capital is referenced in ''Series/TheSopranos'' as the ancestral hometown of the titular American Mafia family.
'''Area:''' 2,806 square
'''Population (2021):'''
'''Alternate name:''' Abellinum [Latin], Avel'lino [Irpinian]
->Nowadays sadly more well-known for
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'''Type:''' Ordinary province\\
'''Area:''' 2,080 square kilometers (803 square miles)\\
'''Population (2021):''' 279,308\\
'''Alternate name:''' Beneviénte [Beneventan dialect], Beneventum [Latin]
->Originally called Maleventum, it holds fast to many archeological wonders of different kinds due to its numerous occupations over the years. It also has a long tradition of witchcraft-related legends that is also represented in its most well-known export - the Liquore Strega (literally translates to Witch Liquor).
'''Area:''' 2,080 square kilometers (803 square miles)\\
'''Population (2021):''' 279,308\\
'''Alternate name:''' Beneviénte [Beneventan dialect], Beneventum [Latin]
->Originally called Maleventum, it holds fast to many archeological wonders of different kinds due to its numerous occupations over the years. It also has a long tradition of witchcraft-related legends that is also represented in its most well-known export - the Liquore Strega (literally translates to Witch Liquor).
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'''Type:''' Ordinary province\\
Province\\
'''Area:''' 2,080 squarekilometers kilometres (803 square miles)\\
miles) [4th of 5 regionally; 70th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):'''279,308\\
266,716 [5th of 5 regionally; 77th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternatename:''' names:''' Beneventum [Latin], Beneviénte [Beneventan dialect], Beneventum [Latin]
[Beneventano]
->Originally called Maleventum, it holds fast to many archeological wonders of different kinds due to its numerous occupations over the years. It also has a long tradition of witchcraft-related legends that is also represented in its most well-knownexport - export, the Liquore Strega (literally translates (literally, "Witch Liquor"). The eponymous capital is home to Witch Liquor).
several Roman-era ruins, and one of the oldest dioceses in Christianity, and is said to hold the relics of Saint Bartholomew, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus.
'''Area:''' 2,080 square
'''Population (2021):'''
'''Alternate
->Originally called Maleventum, it holds fast to many archeological wonders of different kinds due to its numerous occupations over the years. It also has a long tradition of witchcraft-related legends that is also represented in its most well-known
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'''Type:''' Ordinary province\\
'''Area:''' 2,651 square kilometers (1,023 square miles)\\
'''Population (2021):''' 924,414
->One of the towns in Italy awarded for its merit in the country's antifascist resistance, its most famous landmark by far is the Reggia di Caserta - originally built for the Bourbon family and the world's largest royal residence.
'''Area:''' 2,651 square kilometers (1,023 square miles)\\
'''Population (2021):''' 924,414
->One of the towns in Italy awarded for its merit in the country's antifascist resistance, its most famous landmark by far is the Reggia di Caserta - originally built for the Bourbon family and the world's largest royal residence.
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'''Type:''' Ordinary province\\
Province\\
'''Area:''' 2,651 squarekilometers (1,023 kilometres (1,024 square miles)\\
miles) [3rd of 5 regionally; 47th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):'''924,414
->One901,903 [3rd of 5 regionally; 15th of 107 nationally]
->Famed for an anti-fascist resistance during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, today thetowns in Italy awarded eponymous capital is better known for its merit in the country's antifascist resistance, its most famous landmark by far is the Reggia di Caserta - Caserta, originally built for the House of Bourbon family in their role as rulers of Naples and the world's largest royal residence.
residence in the world.
'''Area:''' 2,651 square
'''Population (2021):'''
->One
->Famed for an anti-fascist resistance during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, today the
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'''Area:''' 1,171 square kilometers (452 square miles)\\
'''Population (2021):''' 3,128,700\\
'''Alternate names:''' Napule [Neapolitan]
->The country's third-largest and most densely populated city, it traces its origins all the way back to Ancient Greece - making it one of the oldest continuously populated cities in the world. It has experienced massive economical growth since the formation of the Republic: its port is the second-busiest in Italy, and its historical city center is the largest of its kind in the entire continent.
'''Population (2021):''' 3,128,700\\
'''Alternate names:''' Napule [Neapolitan]
->The country's third-largest and most densely populated city, it traces its origins all the way back to Ancient Greece - making it one of the oldest continuously populated cities in the world. It has experienced massive economical growth since the formation of the Republic: its port is the second-busiest in Italy, and its historical city center is the largest of its kind in the entire continent.
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'''Area:''' 1,171 1,179 square kilometers (452 kilometres (455 square miles)\\
miles) [5th of 5 regionally; 93rd of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):'''3,128,700\\
2,986,745 [1st of 5 regionally; 3rd of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Napule[Neapolitan]
->The country's third-largest[Neapolitan], Neapolis [Latin]
->Regional capital and third mostdensely populated city, it traces its origins populous city in Italy, as well as one of the oldest continually inhabited urban areas in the world, dating all the way back to Ancient Greece - making it one the first-millennium-BCE Greek colony of Parthenope, later serving as capital of Duchy, then Kingdom, of Naples, then the Kingdom of the oldest continuously populated cities in Two Sicilies, before being absorbed into the world. It unified Italy, during which it has experienced massive economical economic growth since the formation of the Republic: through its port is port, the second-busiest in Italy, the country after Genoa and headquarters of NATO's Mediterranean fleet. Culturally, it is a seat of the Baroque art style, as well as a hotspot of humanism and the Enlightenment, while its historical old city center centre, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is the largest of its kind in Europe; outside the entire continent.
city lay the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, which were preserved through centuries of being buried following the cataclysmic eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Gastronomy-wise, it is also known as the birthplace of the pizza. Its top-flight football team, S.S.C. Napoli, is famed for Argentine star Diego Maradona's tenure from 1984 to 1990, during which it earned its only two Serie A trophies (1987 and 1990).
'''Population (2021):'''
'''Alternate names:''' Napule
->The country's third-largest
->Regional capital and third most
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'''Area:''' 4,923 square kilometers (1,901 square miles)\\
'''Population (2021):''' 1,092,349
->Regarded by some as Naples' little sister, Salerno is well-known for its copious amounts of SceneryPorn particularly in the world-renowned Amalfi Coast and the Parco Nazionale del Cilento. It also has a respectable culinary background thanks to its production of lemons and buffalo mozzarella cheese.
'''Population (2021):''' 1,092,349
->Regarded by some as Naples' little sister, Salerno is well-known for its copious amounts of SceneryPorn particularly in the world-renowned Amalfi Coast and the Parco Nazionale del Cilento. It also has a respectable culinary background thanks to its production of lemons and buffalo mozzarella cheese.
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'''Area:''' 4,923 4,954 square kilometers (1,901 kilometres (1,913 square miles)\\
miles) [1st of 5 regionally; 16th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):'''1,092,349
1,065,967 [2nd of 5 regionally; 10th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate name:''' Saliernë [Salernitano]
->Regarded by some as Naples' little sister,Salerno Salerno, the tenth most populous province of Italy, is well-known for its copious amounts of SceneryPorn scenery, particularly in the world-renowned Amalfi Coast and the Parco Nazionale del Cilento. It also has a respectable culinary background thanks to its production of lemons and buffalo mozzarella cheese. Its eponymous capital is a strategic port since the Greek era, having seen Allied landings during the closing days of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, as well as home to the relics of Saint Matthew, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus as well as one of the four evangelists.
'''Population (2021):'''
'''Alternate name:''' Saliernë [Salernitano]
->Regarded by some as Naples' little sister,
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->The eponymous capital was, according to Myth/ClassicalMythology, founded by either Achilles and named in honor of his mother Thetis, the Greeks following the destruction of Troy, or Herakles/Hercules; nowadays, it is known for its Roman-era ruins and churches. To the east, the port town of Ortona is famed for a bloody UsefulNotes/WorldWarII battle between Nazi Germans and British/Canadian Allies, as well as the home of the relics of Saint Thomas, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, while to the south, Lanciano is the site of what Catholics believe is the first recorded miracle of Eucharistic bread and wine turning into human flesh and blood in the eighth century.
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->The eponymous capital was, according to Myth/ClassicalMythology, founded by either Achilles and named in honor honour of his mother Thetis, the Greeks following the destruction of Troy, or Herakles/Hercules; nowadays, it is known for its Roman-era ruins and churches. To the east, the port town of Ortona is famed for a bloody UsefulNotes/WorldWarII battle between Nazi Germans and British/Canadian Allies, as well as the home of the relics of Saint Thomas, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, while to the south, Lanciano is the site of what Catholics believe is the first recorded miracle of Eucharistic bread and wine turning into human flesh and blood in the eighth century.
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->The smaller of the two provinces of Basilicata, its eponymous capital, one of the longest continually inhabited human settlement in the world (since the Paleolithic period [tenth millennium BCE]), is famous for its cave dwellings and rock-hewn houses and churches, which make the city a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as a favourite filming location for such bilical-period films as Creator/PierPaoloPasolini's ''Film/TheGospelAccordingToStMatthew'' and Creator/MelGibson's ''Film/ThePassionOfTheChrist''.
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->The smaller of the two provinces of Basilicata, its eponymous capital, one of the longest continually inhabited human settlement settlements in the world (since the Paleolithic period [tenth millennium BCE]), is famous for its cave dwellings and rock-hewn houses and churches, which make the city a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as a favourite filming location for such bilical-period films as Creator/PierPaoloPasolini's ''Film/TheGospelAccordingToStMatthew'' and Creator/MelGibson's ''Film/ThePassionOfTheChrist''.
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'''Area:''' 15,080km (5,820mi)\\
'''Population (2014):''' 1,980,533\\
'''Metropolitan Cities:''' Reggio Calabria\\
'''Provinces:''' Cosenza, Catanzaro, Crotone, Vibo Valentia\\
'''President:''' Antonino Spirlì[[note]]acting[[/note]] (League)
'''Population (2014):''' 1,980,533\\
'''Metropolitan Cities:''' Reggio Calabria\\
'''Provinces:''' Cosenza, Catanzaro, Crotone, Vibo Valentia\\
'''President:''' Antonino Spirlì[[note]]acting[[/note]] (League)
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'''Type:''' Ordinary Region\\
'''Area:'''15,080km (5,820mi)\\
15,222 square kilometres (5,877 square miles) [10th of 20]\\
'''Population(2014):''' 1,980,533\\
'''Metropolitan Cities:''' Reggio Calabria\\
'''Provinces:''' Cosenza, Catanzaro, Crotone, Vibo Valentia\\
'''President:''' Antonino Spirlì[[note]]acting[[/note]] (League)(2021):''' 1,860,601 [10th of 20]
->The region, which resembles the "foot" of the Italian peninsula, is the first territory in history to take the name "Italy". Its strategic location in the Mediterranean Sea allowed it to bear witness to the flourishing of several civilizations, in particular the establishment of Greek city-states from the eighth century BCE, later known to Romans as Magna Graecia. This multiculturalism is today still reflected in its three large ethnolinguistic minorities: Greeks, Albanians, and Occitans.
!!!'''Catanzaro'''
-->'''Postal code:''' CZ\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 2,415 square kilometres (933 square miles) [3rd of 5 regionally; 58th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 344,439 [3rd of 5 regionally; 60th of 107 nationally]]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Catacium [Latin], Catanzaru [Catanzarese]
->The eponymous capital is both the regional capital and second most populous city in the region, as well as a centre of textile production, in particular silk during the Byzantine period.
!!!'''Cosenza'''
-->'''Postal code:''' CS\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 6,710 square kilometres (2,591 square miles) [1st of 5 regionally; 6th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 676,119 [1st of 5 regionally; 24th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate name:''' Cusenza [Cosenzan]
->Sixth-largest province in Italy, the eponymous hilltop capital is famed for its preserved city centre and the Accademia Cosentina, one of the oldest philosophical and literary academies in Europe.
!!!'''Crotone'''
-->'''Postal code:''' KR\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 1,736 square kilometres (670 square miles) [4th of 5 regionally; 79th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 164,059 [4th of 5 regionally; 99th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Cutrone or Cutruni [Crotonese]
->The eponymous capital is a successor to a Greek-era one established in 710 BCE and famed for its athletic prowess and producing many champions during the ancient UsefulNotes/OlympicGames, while its strategic location between the ports of Taranto (in Apulia) and Messina (in Sicily) made it an industrial powerhouse of the region in between the two World Wars, before reinventing itself as a tourist destination.
!!!'''Reggio Calabria'''
-->'''Postal code:''' RC\\
'''Type:''' Metropolitan City\\
'''Area:''' 3,210 square kilometres (1,240 square miles) [2nd of 5 regionally; 33rd of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 523,791 [2nd of 5 regionally; 36th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Rhegium [Latin], Riggiu [Southern Calabrian], Ρήγι/Rìji [Calabrian Greek]
->Largest city in the region and southernmost major city in the Italian peninsula, as well as the chief port between the peninsula and Sicily. Once one of the most important towns of Magna Graecia, the city revitalized itself following a devastating 1908 earthquake, evidenced by its unusually modern urban layout, as well as home to a museum dedicated to Magna Graecia.
!!!'''Vibo Valentia'''
-->'''Postal code:''' VV\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 1,151 square kilometres (444 square miles) [5th of 5 regionally; 96th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 152,193 [5th of 5 regionally; 103rd of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Monteleone [before 1861], Vibbu Valenzia/Muntalaùni [Calabrian]
->Fifth least-populous province in Italy. Its eponymous capital, founded by the Greeks as Hipponion, is home to a castle built by the Norman kings of Sicily during the eleventh century using materials from nearby Greek temples.
'''Area:'''
'''Population
'''Metropolitan Cities:''' Reggio Calabria\\
'''Provinces:''' Cosenza, Catanzaro, Crotone, Vibo Valentia\\
'''President:''' Antonino Spirlì[[note]]acting[[/note]] (League)
->The region, which resembles the "foot" of the Italian peninsula, is the first territory in history to take the name "Italy". Its strategic location in the Mediterranean Sea allowed it to bear witness to the flourishing of several civilizations, in particular the establishment of Greek city-states from the eighth century BCE, later known to Romans as Magna Graecia. This multiculturalism is today still reflected in its three large ethnolinguistic minorities: Greeks, Albanians, and Occitans.
!!!'''Catanzaro'''
-->'''Postal code:''' CZ\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 2,415 square kilometres (933 square miles) [3rd of 5 regionally; 58th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 344,439 [3rd of 5 regionally; 60th of 107 nationally]]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Catacium [Latin], Catanzaru [Catanzarese]
->The eponymous capital is both the regional capital and second most populous city in the region, as well as a centre of textile production, in particular silk during the Byzantine period.
!!!'''Cosenza'''
-->'''Postal code:''' CS\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 6,710 square kilometres (2,591 square miles) [1st of 5 regionally; 6th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 676,119 [1st of 5 regionally; 24th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate name:''' Cusenza [Cosenzan]
->Sixth-largest province in Italy, the eponymous hilltop capital is famed for its preserved city centre and the Accademia Cosentina, one of the oldest philosophical and literary academies in Europe.
!!!'''Crotone'''
-->'''Postal code:''' KR\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 1,736 square kilometres (670 square miles) [4th of 5 regionally; 79th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 164,059 [4th of 5 regionally; 99th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Cutrone or Cutruni [Crotonese]
->The eponymous capital is a successor to a Greek-era one established in 710 BCE and famed for its athletic prowess and producing many champions during the ancient UsefulNotes/OlympicGames, while its strategic location between the ports of Taranto (in Apulia) and Messina (in Sicily) made it an industrial powerhouse of the region in between the two World Wars, before reinventing itself as a tourist destination.
!!!'''Reggio Calabria'''
-->'''Postal code:''' RC\\
'''Type:''' Metropolitan City\\
'''Area:''' 3,210 square kilometres (1,240 square miles) [2nd of 5 regionally; 33rd of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 523,791 [2nd of 5 regionally; 36th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Rhegium [Latin], Riggiu [Southern Calabrian], Ρήγι/Rìji [Calabrian Greek]
->Largest city in the region and southernmost major city in the Italian peninsula, as well as the chief port between the peninsula and Sicily. Once one of the most important towns of Magna Graecia, the city revitalized itself following a devastating 1908 earthquake, evidenced by its unusually modern urban layout, as well as home to a museum dedicated to Magna Graecia.
!!!'''Vibo Valentia'''
-->'''Postal code:''' VV\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 1,151 square kilometres (444 square miles) [5th of 5 regionally; 96th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 152,193 [5th of 5 regionally; 103rd of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Monteleone [before 1861], Vibbu Valenzia/Muntalaùni [Calabrian]
->Fifth least-populous province in Italy. Its eponymous capital, founded by the Greeks as Hipponion, is home to a castle built by the Norman kings of Sicily during the eleventh century using materials from nearby Greek temples.
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'''Population (2021):''' 1,281,012 [14th of 2
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'''Population (2021):''' 1,281,012 [14th of 220]\\
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->'''Capital (and largest city):''' Potenza\\
'''Area:''' 9,995km (3,859mi)\\
'''Population (2012):''' 575,902\\
'''Provinces:''' Matera, Potenza\\
'''President:''' Vito Bardi (Forza Italia)
'''Area:''' 9,995km (3,859mi)\\
'''Population (2012):''' 575,902\\
'''Provinces:''' Matera, Potenza\\
'''President:''' Vito Bardi (Forza Italia)
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'''Type:''' Ordinary Region\\
'''Area:'''
'''Population
'''Provinces:''' Matera, Potenza\\
'''President:''' Vito Bardi (Forza Italia)
'''Alternate name:''' Lucania [Latin]
->Third least-populous region of Italy and one of its most impoverished regions until only after land reforms following UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
!!!'''Matera'''
-->'''Postal code:''' MT\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 3,479 square kilometres (1,343 square miles) [2nd of 2 regionally; 27th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 192,640 [2nd of 2 regionally; 93rd of 107 nationally]]\\
'''Alternate name:''' Matàrë [Materano], Mateola [Latin]
->The smaller of the two provinces of Basilicata, its eponymous capital, one of the longest continually inhabited human settlement in the world (since the Paleolithic period [tenth millennium BCE]), is famous for its cave dwellings and rock-hewn houses and churches, which make the city a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as a favourite filming location for such bilical-period films as Creator/PierPaoloPasolini's ''Film/TheGospelAccordingToStMatthew'' and Creator/MelGibson's ''Film/ThePassionOfTheChrist''.
!!!'''Potenza'''
-->'''Postal code:''' PZ\\
'''Type:''' Ordinary Province\\
'''Area:''' 6,594 square kilometres (2,546 square miles) [1st of 2 regionally; 7th of 107 nationally]]\\
'''Population (2021):''' 352,490 [1st of 2 regionally; 58th of 107 nationally]\\
'''Alternate names:''' Potentia [Latin], Putenz [Potentino Neapolitan], Putenza [Standard Neapolitan]
->The larger of the two provinces, the eponymous capital has the highest elevation among the regional and provincial capitals of Italy at 819 metres (2,687 feet) above sea level.
