Liguria

Liguria
Ligûria (Ligurian)
Coat of arms of Liguria
CountryItaly
CapitalGenoa
Government
 • PresidentAlessandro Piana (acting)[1] (LSP)
Area
 • Total
5,422 km2 (2,093 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total
1,557,533
 • Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Demonym(s)English: Ligurian
Italian: Ligure
GDP
 • Total€48.516 billion (2021)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeIT-42
HDI (2021)0.901[4]
very high · 10th of 21
NUTS RegionITC
Websiteregione.liguria.it

Liguria (/lɪˈɡjʊəriə/; Italian: [liˈɡuːrja]; Ligurian: Ligûria, Ligurian: [liˈɡyːɾja]) is a region of north-western Italy; its capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennines mountain range and is roughly coextensive with the former territory of the Republic of Genoa. 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 rests on the Ligurian Sea, and has a population of 1,557,533. The region is part of the Alps–Mediterranean Euroregion.

  1. ^ ANSA (7 May 2024). "Piana takes over as caretaker Liguria governor". ansa.it. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT". Demo.istat.it.
  3. ^ "Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region", www.ec.europa.eu
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 5 March 2023.

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