Sardinia Sardegna (Italian) Sardigna (Sardinian) Sardenya (Catalan) |
|||
---|---|---|---|
Autonomous region of Italy | |||
|
|||
Country | Italy | ||
Capital | Cagliari | ||
Government | |||
• President | Francesco Pigliaru (PD) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 24,090 km2 (9,300 sq mi) | ||
Population (June 2014) | |||
• Total | 1,656,003 | ||
• Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) | ||
Demonym(s) | Sardinian | ||
Citizenship | |||
• Italian | 97.3% | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
GDP/ Nominal | €33.6 billion (2011) | ||
GDP per capita | €20,071 (2011) | ||
NUTS Region | ITG | ||
Website | www.regione.sardegna.it |
Sardinia (/sɑːrˈdɪniə/ sar-DIN-ee-ə; Italian: Sardegna [sarˈdeɲɲa], Sardinian: Sardìgna / Sardìnnia [sarˈdiɲɲa] / [sarˈdinja], Sassarese: Sardhigna, Gallurese: Saldigna, Catalan: Sardenya, Tabarchino: Sardegna) is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and before Cyprus) and an autonomous region of Italy. It is located in the Western Mediterranean, just south of the French island of Corsica.
The region's official name is Regione Autonoma della Sardegna / Regione Autònoma de Sardigna (Autonomous Region of Sardinia), and its capital and largest city is Cagliari. It is divided into four provinces and a metropolitan city. Its indigenous language and the other minority languages (Sassarese, Corsican Gallurese, Catalan Algherese and Ligurian Tabarchino) spoken by the Sardinians enjoy "equal dignity" with Italian under regional law.