Abruzzo
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Abruzzi (or, more correctly, Abruzzo, in the singular form) is a region of south central Italy, formerly a part of the Abruzzi e Molise region (with Molise). It borders Marche to the north-west, Umbria to the west, Lazio to the south, Molise to the south-east and the Adriatic Sea to the east.
The region covers 10,794 km� and has a population of about 1.3 million.
The regional capital is L'Aquila (or Aquila). The region is divided into four provinces: L'Aquila, Teramo, Chieti and Pescara.
Some small towns in Abruzzi include Gissi as well as Rocca di Mezzo near Campo Felice, a ski resort in the Gran Sasso Mountains.
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| Regions of Italy |  |
|---|---|
| Regular Regions | |
| Abruzzo | Basilicata | Calabria | Campania | Emilia-Romagna | Lazio (Latium) | Liguria | Lombardia (Lombardy) | Marche | Molise | Piemonte (Piedmont) | Puglia (Apulia) | Toscana (Tuscany) | Umbria | Veneto | | |
| Regions with special autonomous status | |
| Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Sardegna (Sardinia) | Sicilia (Sicily) | Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol) | Valle d'Aosta (Aosta Valley) | |
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Abruzzo" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abruzzo, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
