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There are twenty geographical areas rich in history, art, and culture. These are the 20 regions of Italy, each with its own government and a local system of autonomy both in the province and in the individual municipalities. The division of Italy into 20 regions with a high level of administrative autonomy is an expression of the history of the country; since the Roman Empire was conquered by foreign tribes, it remained divided into autonomous states, duchies, kingdoms, and principalities for centuries, until its relatively recent unification in 1861.
The 20 regions include 5 with a special statute (Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily, Trentino-Alto Adige, Aosta Valley) which have partial legislative autonomy. With more than 9 million inhabitants, Lombardy is the most populous region, while other regions (Lazio, Campania, Sicily) have more than 5 million inhabitants. The Aosta Valley is the smallest region according to population size.
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This page has the following sub pages.
- 1. Aosta Valley (Valle d’Aosta)
- 2. Piedmont (Piemonte)
- 3. Lombardy (Lombardia)
- 4. Trentino-Alto Adige / Sudtirol
- 5. Veneto
- 6. Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- 7. Liguria
- 8. Emilia-Romagna
- 9. Tuscany (Toscana)
- 10. Umbria
- 11. Marches (Marche)
- 12. Lazio
- 13. Abruzzo
- 14. Molise
- 15. Campania
- 16. Apulia (Puglia)
- 17. Basilicata
- 18. Calabria
- 19. Sicily (Sicilia)
- 20. Sardinia (Sardegna)
