Official name : Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana)

Region : Europe (northern hemisphere)

Surface area : 301,340 km2

Population : 58,093,000

Capital : Rome

Italy is made up of 20 regions - 103 provinces (the province corresponds to the French département) and 14,964 localities.

Civil registration began in 1866.

My origins : Calabria and more specifically from the Province of Cosenza the town of Cosenza.

Surface area : 15,080 km2

Population : 1,834,773

Altitude : 2,267 m. (Mt Dolcedorme)

Historical figures :

Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France, wife of Philip III the Bold (1247 (Cosenza)-1271).

The 5 departments of Calabria :

• Province of Catanzaro
• Province of Cosenza
• Province of Crotone
• Province of Vibo Valentia
• Province of Reggio Calabria