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Liguria

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About Me

Geography
Liguria borders France to the west, Piedmont to the north, and Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany to the east. It lies on the Ligurian Sea, a part of the Tyrrhenian Sea (northern Mediterranean Sea). The coastal strip forms the Italian Riviera; further inland are the Ligurian Alps, on the west, and the Ligurian Apennines on the east. It is noticeable that, despite the high population density, woods cover half of the total area.
The Ligurian coast enjoys a mild maritime climate, compared to the semi-continental one of the Po valley, a few kilometers northward; in January, Genoa records an average temperature of about 8-10°C, with no frost, which can occur only in the mountainous interior. Summer averages about 25-30°C. Rainfall can be very abundant at times; mountains very close to the coast create an orographic effect, so Genoa can see up to 2000 mm of rain in a year; other areas instead show the normal values of the Mediterranean area (500-800 mm).
Liguria is divided into four provinces:
* Genoa (Genova) * Imperia * La Spezia * Savona
Liguria is a very old name, dating back to pre-Roman times. Ancient Ligures settled the Mediterranean coast from Rhône to Arno, but later Gallic migration mixed and produced the Gallo-Ligurian culture. The region was officially subdued by the Roman Republic during the 2nd century BC. During the Middle Ages, Genoa gradually gained control of most of Liguria, which shared most of the city's history, and, with a few breaks in the 15th and early 16th century when the area was under either Milanese or French control, the Republic of Genoa ruled the area until 1796, when the French Revolutionary general Napoleon Bonaparte reorganized the area into the Ligurian Republic. The Ligurian Republic proved short-lived, however, and was annexed directly by France in 1805. Following the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, the area was annexed by the Kingdom of Sardinia.

My Interests

Economy

The agricolture is limited by the hilly terrain, and produces mainly olives, fruit, flowers. Industry is based on shipbuilding, but produces also steel, chemicals and petrochemicals. Ligurian tertiary is strongly dependent of the commercial ports of Genoa and Imperia, and the naval base of La Spezia.

WIkIPEDIA IN LIGURIAN:
http://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

I'd like to meet:

ligurians and people from the world loving Liguria

Music:

De Andrè, Fossati, Matia Bazar etc etc...

Ligurian Artists list: if you're a ligurian artist send a request and you will be listed.
-s Underwear [Rock / Rock]
-Passover [Southern Rock / Grunge / Metal]

Heroes:

the Dorias, the St.George's bank..,Cristoforo Colombo, Nicolò Paganini, the Gabbibbo, Antonio Ricci, Beppe Grillo, Bruno Lauzi, Giuseppe Mazzini, Vittorio Gassman

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