Lombardy
| Lombardy Lombardia |
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| Kintra | Italy | ||||
| Caipital | Milan | ||||
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| - Preses | Roberto Formigoni (PDL) | ||||
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| - Tot | 23,844 km2 (9,206.2 sq mi) | ||||
| Indwallers (25-03-2011) | |||||
| - Tot | 9,939,193 | ||||
| - Densitie | 416.8/km2 (1,079.6/sq mi) | ||||
| Demonym | Lombard | ||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||||
| - Simmer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| GDP/ Nominal | € 328.2[1] billion (2008) | ||||
| GDP per capita | € 33,500[2] (2008) | ||||
| NUTS Region | ITC | ||||
| Wabsteid | www.regione.lombardia.it | ||||
Lombardy (Italian: Lombardia Italian pronunciation: [lombarˈdiːa], Western Lombard: Lumbardìa, Eastren Lombard: Lombardia) is ane o the 20 regions o Italy. The caipital is Milan. Ane-saxt o Italy's population lives in Lombardy an aboot ane fift o Italy's GDP is producit in this region, makkin it the maist populous an richest region in the kintra an ane o the richest in the whole o Europe.[3] Major tourist destinations in the region include the historic, cultural an airtistic ceeties o Milan (which is Italy's seicont top tourist destination),[4] Brescia, Mantua, Pavia, Como, Cremona, Bergamo, Sondrio, Lecco, Lodi, Varese, Monza, an the lakes o Garda, Como, Maggiore, an Iseo.
The offeecial leid, as in the rest o Italy, is Italian. The traditional local leids are the various dialects o Lombard (Wastren Lombard an Eastren Lombard), as well as some dialects o Emilian, spoken in some pairts o the provinces o Mantua, Pavia, an Cremona. Accordin tae Istat, amaist 27% o Lombards are bilingual wi Lombard an Italian leids; 9.1% are monolingual in Lombard an 57.6% are monolingual in Italian.[5]
Admeenistrative diveesions [edit]
Lombardy is dividit intae 12 provinces:
| Province |
Aurie (km²) |
Population |
Density (inh./km²) |
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| Province o Bergamo | 2,723 | 1,070,060 | 392.9 |
| Province o Brescia | 4,784 the biggest | 1,223,900 | 255.8 |
| Province o Como | 1,288 | 582,736 | 452.4 |
| Province o Cremona | 1,772 | 358,628 | 202.4 |
| Province o Lecco | 816 | 334,059 | 409.4 |
| Province o Lodi | 782 | 222,223 | 284.2 |
| Province o Mantova | 2,339 | 407,983 | 174.4 |
| Province o Milan | 1,575 | 3,121,832 the biggest | 1,982 |
| Province o Monza an Brianza | 405 the smallest | 840,711 | 2,075 |
| Province o Pavia | 2,965 | 535,948 | 180.7 |
| Province o Sondrio | 3,212 | 181,841 the smallest | 56.6 |
| Province o Varese | 1,199 | 868,777 | 724.6 |
References [edit]
- ↑ Eurostat - Tables, Graphs and Maps Interface (TGM) table. Epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu (2011-08-12). Retrieved on 16 September 2011. .
- ↑ EUROPA - Press Releases - Regional GDP per inhabitant in 2008 GDP per inhabitant ranged from 28% of the EU27 average in Severozapaden in Bulgaria to 343% in Inner London
- ↑ EUROPA - Press Releases - Regional GDP per inhabitant in the EU27, GDP per inhabitant in 2006 ranged from 25% of the EU27 average in Nord-Est in Romania to 336% in Inner London. Europa.eu (2009-02-19). Retrieved on 10 Mey 2010. .
- ↑ Euromonitor Internationals Top City Destinations Ranking > Euromonitor archive. Euromonitor.com (2008-12-12). Retrieved on 10 Mey 2010. .
- ↑ La lingua italiana, i dialetti e le lingue stranieri
Freemit airtins [edit]
Media relatit tae Lombardy at Wikimedia Commons
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