Friuli Venezia Giulia
| Friuli Venezia Giulia | |||
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| Autonomous region of Italy | |||
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| Country | Italy | ||
| Capital | Trieste | ||
| Government | |||
| • President | Debora Serracchiani (PD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 7,856 km2 (3,033 sq mi) | ||
| Population (31 December 2013) | |||
| • Total | 1,229,363 | ||
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| GDP/ Nominal | €36.2 billion (2008) | ||
| GDP per capita | €29,200 (2008) | ||
| NUTS Region | ITD | ||
| Website | www.regione.fvg.it | ||
Friuli Venezia Giulia ([friˈuːli veˈnɛttsja ˈdʒuːlja];Friulian: Friûl–Vignesie Julie, Slovene: Furlanija–Julijska krajina, German: Friaul–Julisch Venetien) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, and one of five autonomous regions with special statute. The capital is Trieste. (Note that Venezia, i.e. Venice, is not in this region, despite the name.) It has an area of 7,858 km² and about 1.2 million inhabitants. A natural opening to the sea for many Central European countries, the region is traversed by the major transport routes between the east and west of southern Europe. It encompasses the historical-geographical region of Friuli and a small portion of the historical region of Venezia Giulia (known in English also as Julian March), each with its own distinct history, traditions and identity. The name of the region was spelled Friuli–Venezia Giulia (hyphenated) until 2001, when, in connection with a modification of article nr. 116 of the Italian constitution, the official spelling Friuli Venezia Giulia (without hyphen) was adopted.
Friuli Venezia Giulia is Italy's most North-Eastern region. It covers an area of 7,858 km2 and is the fifth smallest region of the country. It borders Austria to the north and Slovenia to the east. To the south it faces the Adriatic Sea and to the west its internal border is with the Veneto region.
The region spans a wide variety of climates and landscapes from the mild Oceanic in the south to Alpine continental in the north. The total area is subdivided into a 42.5% mountainous-alpine terrain in the north, 19.3% is hilly, mostly to the south-east, while the remaining 38.2% comprises the central and coastal plains.
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