Central Italy ( it, Italia centrale or just ) is one of the five official statistical regions of
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
used by the
National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), a
first-level NUTS region, and a
European Parliament constituency.
Regions
Central Italy encompasses four of the
country's 20 regions:
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Lazio
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Marches (''Marche'')
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Tuscany
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(''Toscana'')
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Umbria
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The southernmost and easternmost parts of Lazio (Sora, Cassino, Gaeta, Cittaducale, Formia, and Amatrice districts) are often included in
Southern Italy (the so-called ''
Mezzogiorno
Southern Italy ( it, Sud Italia or ) also known as ''Meridione'' or ''Mezzogiorno'' (), is a macroregion of the Italian Republic consisting of its southern half.
The term ''Mezzogiorno'' today refers to regions that are associated with the pe ...
'') for cultural and historical reasons, since they were once part of the
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ( it, Regno delle Due Sicilie) was a kingdom in Southern Italy from 1816 to 1860. The kingdom was the largest sovereign state by population and size in Italy before Italian unification, comprising Sicily and al ...
and
southern Italian dialects are spoken.
As a geographical region, however, central Italy may also include the regions of
Abruzzo
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and
Molise
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, which are otherwise considered part of
Southern Italy for socio-cultural, linguistic and historical reasons.
Politics
Marches,
Tuscany
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Umbria
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– together with
Emilia-Romagna
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– are considered to be the most left-leaning regions in Italy, and together are also referred to as the "Red Belt".
Lazio, except for
Rome
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, is more politically conservative, a trait which it shares with both Northern and Southern Italy.
Economy
The
Gross domestic product
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is of ...
(GDP) of the region was 380.9 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 21.6% of Italy's economic output. The GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 31,500 euros, or 105% of the EU27 average the same year.
See also
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Italian NUTS level 1 regions
The Classification of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS, for the French ) is a geocode standard for referencing the administrative divisions of countries for statistical purposes. The standard was developed by the European Union.
Ther ...
:
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Northwest Italy
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Northeast Italy
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South Italy
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Insular Italy
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Northern Italy
Northern Italy ( it, Italia settentrionale, it, Nord Italia, label=none, it, Alta Italia, label=none or just it, Nord, label=none) is a geographical and cultural region in the northern part of Italy. It consists of eight administrative region ...
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Southern Italy
References
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Geography of Italy
NUTS 1 statistical regions of the European Union