Campanie (Italian: Campania, pronooncit [kamˈpaːnja]) is a region in soothren Italy. The regíon haes a population o aroond 5.8 million fowk, makkin it the seicont-maist-populous region o Italy; its total aurie o 13,590 km² maks it the maist densely populatit region in the kintra.[3] Locatit on the Italian Peninsulae, wi the Tyrrhenian Sea tae the wast, it includes the sma Flegrean Islands an Capri for admeenistration as pairt o the region.

Campanie

Campania
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KintraItaly
CaipitalNaples
Govrenment
 • PresesStefano Caldoro (PdL)
Area
 • Total13590 km2 (5,250 sq mi)
Population
 (30-04-2011)
 • Total5,954,882
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
GDP/ Nominal€ 96.3[1] billion (2008)
GDP per capita€ 16,400[2] (2008)
NUTS RegionITF
Websitewww.regione.campania.it

Govrenment an politics eedit

The Politics of Campanie, taks place in a framework o a presidential representative democracy, whereby the President of the Regional Government is the head of government, an of a pluriform multi-pairty system. Executive power is exercised by the Regional Government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Regional Council.

The Regional Council of Campanie (Consiglio Regionale della Campania) is componed o 60 members, o whilk 47 is elected in provincial constituencies wi proportional representation, 12 frae the sae-cawed "regional elite" o the electit President an the last ane is for the candidate for President wha comes seicont wha uisually becomes the leader o the opposition in the Council. Gif a coalition wins mair nor 55% of the vote, anither 6 candidates frae the "regional elite" will be electit an the nummer o thaim that's electit in provincial constituencies will be 53.[4]

 

Admeenistrative diveesions eedit

Campanie is divided into five provinces:

Province Area(km²) Population Density (inh./km²)
Province of Avellino 2,792 425,662 157.5
Province of Benevento 2,071 300,091 139.6
Province of Caserta 2,639 943,285 342.3
Province of Naples 1,171 3,175,010 2,625.9
Province of Salerno 4,923 1,155,601 224.5

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  1. "Eurostat - Tables, Graphs and Maps Interface (TGM) table". Epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  2. EUROPA - Press Releases - Regional GDP per inhabitant in 2008 GDP per inhabitant ranged from 28% of the EU27 average in Severozapaden in Bulgaria to 343% in Inner London
  3. "Campania". Encyclopædia Britannica. 7 October 2007.
  4. http://www.consiglio.regione.lombardia.it/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=PRI.1046.1&p_p_id=20&p_p_action=1&p_p_state=exclusive&p_p_col_id=null&p_p_col_pos=2&p_p_col_count=3&_20_struts_action=%2Fdocument_library%2Fget_file&_20_folderId=69&_20_name=l+cost+199_PDF.pdf Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine

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