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Insular Italy includes two major islands (Sicily and Sardinia) plus a great number of archipelagoes and minor islands owning to other regions. The two major islands are also two of Italy's autonomous regions and both benefit of a "special statute regions" status. Sicily and Sardinia are also sometimes classified as southern regions.

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Regione Autonoma Siciliana


Map highlighting the location of Sicilia in Italy

Capital Palermo
President Salvatore Cuffaro
(UDC-CdL)
Provinces Agrigento
Caltanissetta
Catania
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Regione Autonoma della Sardegna
Regione Autònoma de sa Sardigna


Map highlighting the location of Sardegna in Italy

Capital Cagliari
President Renato Soru
(Independent
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archipelago is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago literally means "chief sea", from Greek arkhon (arkhi-) ("leader") and pelagos ("sea").
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Italy

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Politics and government of
Italy

  • Constitution
  • Constitutional Court
  • President
  • Giorgio Napolitano

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Southern Italy

Regional statistics
Largest city Naples
Regions of Italy Apulia, Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Sardinia and Sicily
Area
 - Total
47,504 mi² (123,036 km²)

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1 North-West (Nord-Ovest) Valle d'Aosta, Piemonte, Lombardia, Liguria
2 North-East (Nord-Est) Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Trentino Alto-Adige, Emilia-Romagna
3 Centre (Centro) Toscana, Marche, Lazio, Umbria
4 South
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This is a list of islands of Italy.

Islands in the Mediterranean

  • Aeolian Islands
  • Lipari
  • Panarea

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Northern Italy

Regional statistics
Largest city Milan
Regions of Italy Aosta Valley, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Veneto
Area
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Central Italy is a geographic area in Italy that encompasses four of the country's 20 autonomous regions:
  • Lazio
  • Marches
  • Tuscany
  • Umbria

See also

  • Groups of regions of Italy
  • Northern Italy
  • Southern Italy
  • Insular Italy

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Southern Italy

Regional statistics
Largest city Naples
Regions of Italy Apulia, Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Sardinia and Sicily
Area
 - Total
47,504 mi² (123,036 km²)

Languages
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