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Sicily

Sicily is a region of Italy. The area was established about 8000 BC, and is home to many ancient archaeological sites.

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How long is Sicily?

Sicily is ~9,927 square miles in area. The US is !3,535,932 square miles in area. It would take about 356 "Sicily's" to make up the total land area of the US.

Population wise, Sicily has ~ 5,077,487 residents (8.4% of the total population of Italy).
The US has ~323,625,762 residents.

What sea lies off of Sicily?

The Mediterranean Sea borders Sicily and Italy, France, Monaco, Egypt, and other countries.

Is Sicily poor?

Sicily's gdp was in 2010 17.488 . This makes of Sicily one of the poorest italian and european regions. Sicilian development, like Southern Italy one, has been delayed by the wrong economic policy of the italian government over the years.

Which sea surrounds Sicily and Sardinia and Italy?

The Mediterranean is the sea that surrounds the Italian islands of Sardinia and Sicily, and the three sides of the Italian peninsula. Its waters take on different, local names around each of the sides of the Italian peninsula. On the east side, they're called the Adriatic Sea. It's the sea by which the Italian city of Venezia [Venice] is accessed. To the south, they're called the Ionian Sea. On the west side, between Sicily and Sardinia, they're called the Tyrrhenian Sea. And between the northwest Italian coast and the islands of Corsica and Sardinia, they're called the Ligurian Sea.

Did Italian soldiers kill American soldiers in Sicily?

Well italians were axis, Americans were allied, if an Italian and an American came across each other they would attempt to kill each other. Americans died in North Africa, sicily, Italy, Italians were the cause of most of those deaths.

How many sea miles from Sicily to corfu?

The distance between the above places is approximately equal to 306 nautical miles. To convert miles to nautical miles, multiply the miles by 0.86. This is point to point straight distance. The actual distance will change according to the route.

Sardinia and Sicily are mediterranean Islands that are part of what country?

Sardinia and Sicily are Mediterranean Islands that are part of Italy. They are also the two largest islands in the Mediterranean.

Do Sicilians speak Italian?

Today they are considered Italian, but in the past Sicily was independent and only became part of Italy in 1860. Culturally and linguistically however there are differences between the cultures.

What is the name of the capital city of Sicily?

Palermo is the provincial capital of Sicily. The national capital of Italy is Rome.

Palermo, a city in southern Italy, is the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo.

What is US postage to Palermo Sicily for a letter?

It would depend on where from and the weight of the package

What can you do in Sicily?

There a lot of things to do in Sicily! You can go visit Mount Etna a volcano in Tourmina. You could also visit the capital of Sicily which is Messina. You could go to the beach for a day or go shopping.

How many schools are in Sicily?

I don't know exactly how many schools there are in Italy but to be 99.9% sure, there is a great majority of school's in Italy.

Invasion of Sicily?

It contributed to the Allied Victory because the allies now had a route from the South, through a thin strip of land of Austria, and into Germany.

How did the island Sicily get its name?

It derives from the Siculi people, a Hindo-European race who first settled on the Eastern part of the island around 1000 BC, replacing the earlier Sicani tribes from Northern Libya who were the island's first inhabitants, but were exterminated by the Carthiganians soon before the Siculi arrived. The name 'Siculi' had mutated into 'Sicily' by the time the Romans settled the island.

Who won the invasion of Sicily?

The 1943 Invasion of Sicily resulted in an Allied victory.

What is the name distance and population of the major city nearest to Mount Etna?

On the island of Sicily, the city of Catania is adjacent to Mount Etna, only about 12 miles (19 km) from the summit. The population is estimated at 313,000 in the city proper, and about 1.1 million residents in the metropolitan area, which could be impacted by a large eruption as occurred in 1669. In that event, the city wall of Catania diverted much of the lava flow into the sea, and casualties were minimal in the city. Earthquakes in the region have been much more damaging than eruptions.