Northern Italy

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Northern Italy encompasses eight of the country's 20 autonomous regions. The Lega Nord, an Italian political party led by Umberto Bossi, proposes the independence of Northern Italy under the name Padania.

Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino-South Tyrol and Valle d'Aosta are regions with a special statute.


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Northern Italy
Regional statistics
Largest city Milan
Regions of Italy Aosta Valley, Piedmont, Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Emilia-Romagna, Liguria
Area
 - Total

46,301 mi² (119,921 km²)
Population
 - Total (2006)
 - Density

 26,835,082
223.8 people/km²

Northern Italy (Italia Settentrionale, Italia del Nord, Alta Italia, Norditalia or just Nord) comprises two areas belonging to Italy:

Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Aosta Valley are regions with a special statute.

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