Sicily

Sicily (Italian: Sicilia an Sicilian: Sicìlia, [siˈtʃiːlja]; [sɪˈɕilja]) is the lairgest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Alang wi the surroondin minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region o Italy, the Regione Siciliana (Sicilian Autonomous Region an sicilian Riggiuna Sicìliana).

Sicily Sicìlia
Autonomous region o Italy
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Kintra	Italy
Caipital	Palermo
Govrenment
• Preses	Rosario Crocetta (Il Megafono)
Area
• Total	25711 km2 (9,927 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2011)
• Total	5,051,075
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Sicilian
Citizenship [1]
• Italian	15%
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
GDP/ Nominal	€ 84.5[2] billion (2008)
GDP per capita	€ 16,600[3] (2008)
NUTS Region	ITG
Website	www.regione.sicilia.it

Sicily haes a rich an unique cultur, especially wi regard tae the airts, muisic, literatur, cuisine, airchitectur an leid. The Sicilian economy is diversifee'd. The agricultur sector is significant wi citrus fruits (mainly oranges an lemons), olives an olive ile, grapes an wine. Tourism an real estate are economically important for the island. Sicily an aa holds importance for aircheological an auncient steids such as the Necropolis o Pantalica, the Valley o the Temples an Selinunte.

Admeenistrative diveesions

Provinces o Sicily

Admeenistratively Sicily is dividit intae nine provinces, each wi a caipital ceety o the same name as the province. Sma surroondin islands are pairt o various Sicilian provinces an aw: Aeolian Islands o Messina, isle o Ustica (Palermo), Aegadian Islands (Trapani), isle o Pantelleria (Trapani) an Pelagian Islands (Agrigento).

Province	Aurie (km2)	Population[4]	Density (inh./km2)
Province o Agrigento	3,042	453,594	149.1
Province o Caltanissetta	2,128	271,168	127.4
Province o Catania	3,552	1,090,620	307.0
Province o Enna	2,562	172,159	67.2
Province o Messina	3,247	652,742	201.0
Province o Palermo	4,992	1,249,744	250.3
Province o Ragusa	1,614	318,980	197.6
Province o Syracuse	2,109	403,559	191.3
Province o Trapani	2,460	436,240	177.3

Gallery

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  Palermo
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  Ragusa
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  Segesta
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  Selinunte
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  Agrigento
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  Aetna
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  Taormina

References

1. "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT". Demo.istat.it. Archived frae the original on 21 Januar 2012. Retrieved 23 Apryle 2010.
2. "Eurostat - Tables, Graphs and Maps Interface (TGM) table". Epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu. 11 Mairch 2011. Retrieved 2 Juin 2011.
3. EUROPA - Press Releases - Regional GDP per inhabitant in 2008 GDP per inhabitant ranged from 28% of the EU27 average in Severozapaden in Bulgaria to 343% in Inner London
4. Population May 2011, data from Demo Istat. Archived 2011-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

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