Apulia
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Apulia (/əˈpuːliə/ ə-POO-lee-ə), also known by its Italian name Puglia (pronounced [ˈpuʎʎa]),[4][lower-alpha 1] is a region of Italy, located in the southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast and the Strait of Otranto and Gulf of Taranto to the south. The region comprises 19,345 square kilometers (7,469 sq mi), and its population is about four million people.
Apulia
Puglia[lower-alpha 1] | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 41°N 16°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Capital | Bari |
| Government | |
| • Body | Council |
| • President | Michele Emiliano (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19,358 km2 (7,474 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2016) | |
| • Total | 4,063,888 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | English: Apulian Italian: Pugliese |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IT-75 |
| GDP (nominal) | €76.6 billion (2018)[1] |
| GDP per capita | €19,000 (2018)[2] |
| HDI (2018) | 0.845[3] very high · 18th of 21 |
| NUTS Region | ITF |
| Website | regione.puglia.it |
It is bordered by the other Italian regions of Molise to the north, Campania to the west, and Basilicata to the southwest. Its chief town is Bari.