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Pays
Pays en Anglais
Sicily
Pays
Sicile
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SICILE
Pays en Chinois
Pays en Espagnol
Sicily
Pays en Italien
Sicilia
Pays en Portugais
Sicily
Pays en Allemand
Sicily
countrylocal
Sicilia
countryfull
Sicily
countrynm
Sicily
ISO2
ITAS
ISO3
ITAS
countrycodeisono
380
countrycodevehicle
I
countrycodeolympic
ITA
countrycodeirs
IT
countrycodeirsfr
IT
countrycodeirsmixt
SCL
countrycode
39
countrycodefr
39
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languagesfr
Italien
religions
Catholic, others
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currency
Euro
currencyfr
Euro
currencyisocode
EUR
currencyisocodefull
EUR 978
currencypxcode
EUR
currencysymbol
€
currencysubdivision
100 cents
currencyregime
float
currencyvalue
1.2203
nationality
Italian
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Italienne
Capitale
Palermo
capitalfr
Palerme
Préfixe Tél.
39
longtitude
38
latitude
13.5
Superficie km2
25 426
arealand
25 706
summit
Mt. Etna (an active volcano), rises 3 323m
The central plateau slopes to coastal
timezonedeltabegin
1
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maincities
Palermo
largestcity
Palermo
largestcitypopulation
676 000
Population
5 200 000
location
Sicily is the largest island (25,426 sq. km.) in the Mediterranean; it is also the most important economically and has the richest heritage of history and art. Its geographical particularity lies in its compact but varied orographical structure, the uniformity of its rivers, the typically Mediterranean climate and the insularity which has helped Sicily to experience homogeneous historical development with originality of custom, art and culture.
Together with the minor Aeolian islands (the Lipari), Ustica, Egadi, Pantelleria and the distant Pelagie, Sicily is the most extensive region in Italy, though it has only the fourth highest population. The population density is slightly higher than the national average.
The island is bounded by the Tyrrhenian Sea to the north, the Ionian to the east and the Sicilian Sea to the south-west; the Strait of Messina separates it from Calabria.
terrain
Most of the island is a mountainous plateau. The highest point, Mt. Etna (an active volcano), rises to 10,902 ft. (3,323m). The central plateau slopes to coastal lowlands, fertile areas drained by many small rivers amd streams.
Significant rivers include the Salso and Simeta.
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