Molise

Molise
Mulise (Neapolitan)
Moliš (Slavomolisano)
Coat of arms of Molise
Coordinates: 41°41′59″N 14°36′40″E / 41.6997°N 14.6111°E / 41.6997; 14.6111
CountryItaly
CapitalCampobasso
Government
 • PresidentFrancesco Roberti (FI)
Area
 • Total
4,438 km2 (1,714 sq mi)
Population
 (31-12-2017)
 • Total
308,493
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Demonym(s)English: Molisan
Italian: Molisano (man)
Italian: Molisana (woman)
GDP
 • Total€6.452 billion (2021)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeIT-67
HDI (2021)0.874[2]
very high · 15th of 21
NUTS RegionITF
Websitewww.regione.molise.it

Molise (UK: /mɒˈlz/ mol-EE-zay,[3] US: /ˈmliz, mˈlz/ MOH-lee-zay, moh-LEE-zay;[4][5][6] Italian: [moˈliːze]; Molisan: Mulise, pronounced [mə'li.zə]) is a region of Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise together with Abruzzo. The split, which did not become effective until 1970, makes Molise the newest region in Italy. Covering 4,438 square kilometres (1,714 sq mi), it is the second smallest region in the country, after the Aosta Valley, and has a population of 313,348 (as of 1 January 2015).

The region is split into two provinces, named after their capitals: Campobasso and Isernia. Campobasso also serves as the regional capital.

  1. ^ "Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region", www.ec.europa.eu
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  3. ^ "Molise". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22.
  4. ^ "Molise". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Molise". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Molise". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 6 May 2019.