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Five regions ( Sicily, Sardinia, Valle d'Aosta, Trentino-South Tyrol, Friuli Venezia Giulia ) have special charters granting them varying degrees of autonomy.
Population: 58,103,033 ( July 2005 est. )
Geographic size: 116,000 square miles
Capital: Rome
Major cities and population: Rome, Milan, Naples, Genoa, Venice
Over 70% of Italy's population live in cities and towns. The rest live in rural areas.
Most people live in northern Italy, particularly on the west coast around Rome and Naples, and in the Po Valley. Southern Italy is more rural, even though the hot, dry climate is not very productive for farming.
Languages :
Italian ( official ), German ( parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking ), French ( small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region ), Slovene ( Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area ). |
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