Ligury
| 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 [liˈɡyːrja]) is a coastal region of north-western Italy; its capital is Genoa. The region is popular with tourists for its beaches, towns and cuisine.
The name Liguria predates Latin and is of obscure origin, however the Latin adjectives Ligusticum (as in Mare Ligusticum) and Liguscus reveal the original -sc- in the root ligusc-, which shortened to -s- and turned into -r- in the Latin name Liguria according to rhotacism. The formant -sc- (-sk-) is present in the names Etruscan, Basque, Gascony and is believed by some researchers to relate to maritime people or sailors.
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).
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