South Italy

Regional statistics
Composition	Abruzzo Apulia Basilicata Calabria Campania Molise
Area  - Total	73,224 km2 (28,272 sq mi)
Population  - Total  - Density	14,184,916[1] (2010 est.) 193.7/km² (501.7/sq mi)
Largest city	Naples (pop. 959,597)
GDP	€245.8 billion (2008)[2]

South Italy (Italian: Italia meridionale or just Sud Italia) is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), a first level NUTS region and a European Parliament constituency. South Italy encompasses six of the country's 20 regions:

• Abruzzo
• Apulia
• Basilicata
• Calabria
• Campania
• Molise

South Italy is defined only for statistical and electoral purposes. It should not to be confused with the Midday, a non statistical, mainly geographical and historical^{[citation needed]} term which generally refers to all the southern half of the Italian State, comprising the two major islands of Sicily and Sardinia, that however form a distinct statistical region.

[edit] See also

• National Institute of Statistics (Italy)

• Italian NUTS level 1 regions:
  • Northwest Italy
  • Northeast Italy
  • Central Italy
  • Insular Italy

• Northern Italy
• Southern Italy

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