What is South Italy?
Q: What is South Italy?
A: South Italy is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), a NUTS1 level region.
Q: How is it defined?
A: South Italy is defined only for statistical and for some elections.
Q: What does Mezzogiorno refer to?
A: Mezzogiorno generally refers to all the southern half of the Italian State, including the island of Sicily and sometimes even Sardinia.
Q: Are Sicily and Sardinia part of South Italy?
A: No, they form a distinct statistical region.
Q: Is South Italy a geographical or political term?
A: It is mainly a statistical term, but can also be used in some elections.
