Regions of Italy

Italy is a country in the south of Europe. It is divided into 20 regions. A region is a part of the country with a government and a President.

In Italy, regions can decide on some things. They can give money to local business. They can also decide things about hospitals, schools, and transport.

In some regions, citizens speak other languages. In Alto Adige/Südtirol many citizens speak primarily German. So this region is "special" and can make more decisions.

Sardinia and Sicily are islands of Italy. They have different problems than other regions. They have also some different laws. These regions are called "regions with special laws" (

Regions Of Italy Media

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List of the regions

Every region has a capital. Here is the list of the regions, the capital and other information.

Flag Name Capital city Area (km2) Population Pop. density Provinces Communes Metropolitan cities Status
40px Abruzzo L'Aquila 10,763 1,307,919 122 4 305 - Ordinary
40px Aosta Valley Aosta 3,263 126,933 39 0 74 - Autonomous
40px Apulia Bari 19,358 4,045,949 209 6 258 Bari Ordinary
40px Basilicata Potenza 9,995 575,902 58 2 131 - Ordinary
40px Calabria Catanzaro 15,081 1,954,403 130 5 409 Reggio Calabria Ordinary
40px Campania Naples 13,590 5,761,155 424 5 551 Naples Ordinary
40px Emilia-Romagna Bologna 22,446 4,354,450 194 9 348 Bologna Ordinary
File:Flag of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.svg Friuli-Venezia Giulia Trieste 7,858 1,219,356 155 4 218 Trieste Autonomous
40px Latium Rome 17,236 5,550,459 322 5 378 Rome Ordinary
40px Liguria Genoa 5,422 1,565,349 289 4 235 Genoa Ordinary
Flag of Lombardy.svg Lombardy Milan 23,861 9,749,593 409 12 1544 Milan Ordinary
40px Marche Ancona 9,366 1,541,692 165 5 239 - Ordinary
40px Molise Campobasso 4,438 312,394 70 2 136 - Ordinary
40px Piedmont Turin 25,402 4,366,251 172 8 1206 Turin Ordinary
40px Sardinia Cagliari 24,090 1,637,193 68 8 377 Cagliari Autonomous
40px Sicily Palermo 25,711 4,994,817 194 9 390 Catania, Messina, Palermo Autonomous
40px Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Trento 13,607 1,036,707 76 2 333 - Autonomous
40px Tuscany Florence 22,994 3,679,027 160 10 287 Florence Ordinary
40px Umbria Perugia 8,456 885,535 105 2 92 - Ordinary
40px Veneto Venice 18,399 4,865,380 264 7 581 Venice Ordinary