South Italy

South Italy (Italian: Italia meridionale or just Sud Italia) is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), a first level NUTS region and a European Parliament constituency. South Italy encompasses six of the country's 20 regions:

For the territory and its history, see Southern Italy. For the EU constituency, see Southern Italy (European Parliament constituency).
South Italy
Regional statistics
Composition Abruzzo
Apulia
Basilicata
Calabria
Campania
Molise
Area
 - Total
73,223 km2 (28,272 sq mi)
Population
 - Total
14,071,161[1] (2016 est.)
GDP €245.8 billion (2008)[2]

South Italy is defined only for statistical and electoral purposes. It should not be confused with the Mezzogiorno, which refers to the areas of the former Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (once including the southern half of the Italian peninsula and Sicily) with the usual addition of the Western Mediterranean island of Sardinia. The latter and Sicily form a distinct statistical region, called Insular Italy.

Economy

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 271.1 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 15.4% of Italy's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 19,300 euros or 64% of the EU27 average in the same year.[3]

See also

References
  1. Roberto, Vincenzo Patruno, Marina Venturi, Silvestro. "Demo-Geodemo. - Maps, Population, Demography of ISTAT - Italian Institute of Statistics". demo.istat.it.
  2. "Eurostat - Tables, Graphs and Maps Interface (TGM) table". epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu.
  3. "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.

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