Northeast Italy facts for kids

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Northeast Italy

Regional statistics
Composition	Emilia-Romagna Friuli-Venezia Giulia Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Veneto
Area  - Total	62,310 km2 (24,058 sq mi)
Population  - Total	11,564,416 (2013 est.)
GDP	€357.4 billion (2008)

Northeast Italy (Italian: Italia nord-orientale or just [Nord-Est] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), a NUTS1 level region.

Geography

Northeast Italy borders to the north with Switzerland and Austria; to the east with Slovenia; to the south with Liguria (Northwest Italy), Tuscany (Central Italy), Marche (Central Italy) and San Marino; and to the west with Lombardy (Northwest Italy) and, for a very short distance, with Piedmont (Northwest Italy).

Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Veneto have a coast in the Adriatic Sea

The Alps are in the northern part of the region and the northern Apennines in the south. The highest point, in the region, is Ortles (46°30′32″N 10°32′41″E / 46.50889°N 10.54472°E / 46.50889; 10.54472 (Ortles)), in the Alps (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol); it is 3,905 metres (12,812 ft) high.

Northeast Italy has the most part of the valley of the Po river (Italian: Pianura Padana). The Po is the longest river of Northeast Italy and of Italy.

Regions

Central Italy encompasses four of the 20 regions of Italy, including 36 provinces and 934 comuniː

The 10 comuni with more people living in them areː

Related pages

• NUTS level 1:
  • Northwest Italy
  • Northeast Italy
  • Central Italy
  • South Italy
  • Insular Italy
• Northern Italy
• Southern Italy

See also

In Spanish: Italia nororiental para niños