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Northern Italy (Italian: Italia settentrionale, Nord Italia, Alta Italia) is a geographical and cultural region in the northern part of Italy. [3] [4] The Italian National Institute of Statistics defines the region as encompassing the four northwestern regions of Piedmont, Aosta Valley, Liguria and Lombardy in addition to the four northeastern regions of Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli ...
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Italy, [a] officially the Italian Republic, [b] is a country in Southern [12] and Western Europe. [13] [c] It consists of a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. [15]
Italy shares its north border with: Austria; France; Slovenia; Switzerland shares Italy's northern border, and Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. Independent states surrounded by Italy (otherwise within Italy's borders) include: San Marino; Vatican City
The Po Valley is the largest plain in Italy, with 46,000 km 2 (18,000 sq mi), and it represents over 70% of the total plain area in the country. [17] The Po Valley is divided into two bands: [22] the high plain, which borders the Alpine and Apennine hills, and the low plain located in the center and extended up to the Po delta.
Lombardy [b] (Italian: Lombardia; [c] Lombard: Lombardia) [a] [d] is an administrative region of Italy that covers 23,844 km 2 (9,206 sq mi); it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population.
Milan city guide: Best things to do and where to stay in Italy’s northern powerhouse. Best hotels in Rome 2023: See the Italian capital in style. ... Best for: Country landscapes.
The Mediterranean countries are those that surround the Mediterranean Sea or located within the Mediterranean Basin. [1] Twenty sovereign countries in Southern Europe , Western Asia and North Africa regions border the sea itself, two island nations completely located in it ( Malta and Cyprus ), in addition to two British Overseas Territories ...