Liguria
| Liguria | |||
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| Region of Italy | |||
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| Country | Italy | ||
| Capital | Genoa | ||
| Government | |||
| • President | Giovanni Toti (Forza Italia) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 5,422 km2 (2,093 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2012-10-30) | |||
| • Total | 1,565,349 | ||
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| GDP/ Nominal | €44.1 billion (2008) | ||
| GDP per capita | €27,100 (2008) | ||
| NUTS Region | ITC | ||
| Website | www.regione.liguria.it | ||
Liguria (Italian pronunciation: [liˈɡuːrja], Ligurian: Ligûria [liˈgyːrja]) is a coastal region of north-western Italy; its capital is Genoa. The region is popular with tourists for its beaches, towns and cuisine.
Liguria is bordered by France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) to the west, Piedmont to the north, and Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany to the east. It lies on the Ligurian Sea. The narrow strip of land is bordered by the sea, the Alps and the Apennines mountains. Some mountains rise above 2,000 m (6,600 ft); the watershed line runs at an average altitude of about 1,000 m (3,300 ft). The highest point of the region is the summit of Monte Saccarello (2,201 m, 7,221 ft).
The winding arched extension goes from Ventimiglia to La Spezia. Of this, 3,524.08 km2 (1,360.65 sq mi) are mountainous (65% of the total) and 891.95 km2 (344.38 sq mi) are hills (35% of the total). Liguria's natural reserves cover 12% of the entire region, or 600 km2 (230 sq mi) of land. They are made up of one national reserve, six large parks, two smaller parks and three nature reserves.
The continental shelf is very narrow, and so steep it descends almost immediately to considerable marine depths along its 350-kilometre (220 mi) coastline. Except for the Portovenere and Portofino promontories, it is generally not very jagged, and is often high. At the mouths of the biggest watercourses there are small beaches, but there are no deep bays and natural harbours except for those of Genoa and La Spezia.
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