Friuli-Venezia Giulia - Definition and Overview

Regione Autonoma Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Capital	Trieste
President	Riccardo Illy (Olive Tree)
Provinces	Gorizia Pordenone Trieste Udine
Municipalities	219
Area	7,856 km²
- Ranked	17th (2.6 %)
Population (2001)  - Total  - Ranked  - Density	1,183,764 15th (2.1 %) 151/km²
Map higlighting the location of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Italy

With an area of 7844 km² and 1.18 million inhabitants, Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Slovene Furlanija-Julijska Krajina) is an autonomous region of north-eastern Italy, bordering on the region of Veneto, the republics of Austria and Slovenia and the Adriatic Sea. The principal cities are Trieste, Slovene Trst (pop. 210,000) and Udine (95,000).

The Friulan language is spoken throughout the region, considered by some linguists to be a dialect of Italian, and by others a completely separate language.

Links about Friulan language (http://es.geocities.com/aingelja/links/natlangs/romance-languages/friulan.htm)

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Regions with special autonomous status
Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Sardegna (Sardinia) | Sicilia (Sicily) | Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol) | Valle d'Aosta (Aosta Valley)