Emilia-Romagna
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Emilia-Romagna (UK: /ɪˌmiːliə roʊˈmɑːnjə/, US: /eɪˌmiːljə/, both also /ɛˌmiːljə -/;[3][4][5][6] Italian: [eˈmiːlja roˈmaɲɲa]; Emilian: Emégglia-Rumâgna or Emîlia-Rumâgna; Romagnol: Emélia-Rumâgna) is one of the 20 administrative regions of Italy, situated in the north of the country, comprising the historical regions of Emilia and Romagna. Its capital is Bologna. It has an area of 22,446 km2 (8,666 sq mi), and about 4.4 million inhabitants.
Emilia-Romagna
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| Country | Italy |
| Capital | Bologna |
| Government | |
| • President | Stefano Bonaccini (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22,446 km2 (8,666 sq mi) |
| Population (2010-11-30) | |
| • Total | 4,446,220 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | English: Emilia-Romagnan Emilian: Emigliàn (man) Emilian: Emiglièna (woman) Romagnol: Rumagnòl (man) Romagnol: Rumagnòla (woman) Italian: Emiliano (man) Italian: Emiliana (woman) or Italian: Romagnolo (man) Italian: Romagnola (woman) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IT-45 |
| GDP (nominal) | €161 billion (2018)[1] |
| GDP per capita | €36,200 (2018)[1] |
| NUTS Region | ITD |
| HDI (2021) | 0.924[2] very high · 1st of 21 |
| Website | www |
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Emilia-Romagna is one of the wealthiest and most developed regions in Europe, with the third highest gross domestic product per capita in Italy.[7] Bologna, its capital, has one of Italy's highest quality of life indices[8] and advanced social services. Emilia-Romagna is also a cultural, economic, and tourist center, being the home of the University of Bologna, the oldest university in the world;[9] containing Romanesque and Renaissance cities, such as Modena, Parma and Ferrara, and the once Western Roman Empire's capital city, Ravenna; encompassing eleven UNESCO heritage sites;[10] being a center for food and automobile production (home of automotive companies such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Pagani, De Tomaso, Dallara, and Ducati); and having popular coastal resorts such as Cervia, Cesenatico, Rimini and Riccione. In 2018, the Lonely Planet guide named Emilia-Romagna as the best place to see in Europe.[11] The region is also home to the third largest community of foreign residents in the country, after Lombardy and Lazio.[12]