Country | Italy |
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Capital | Turin |
Government | |
• President | Alberto Cirio (FI) |
Area | |
• Total | 25,402 km2 (9,808 sq mi) |
Population (31-10-2017) | |
• Total | 4,377,941 |
• Density | 172.346/km2 (446.375/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
GDP/ Nominal | €134.0 billion (2016) |
GDP per capita | €30,800 (2008) |
HDI (2017) | 0.887 very high · 10th of 21 |
NUTS Region | ITC1 |
Website | www.regione.piemonte.it |
Piedmont (/ˈpiːdmɒn/ PEED-mont; Italian: Piemonte, pronounced [pjeˈmonte]; Piedmontese, Occitan and Arpitan: Piemont , Piedmontese pronunciation: [pjeˈmʊŋt]) is a region in the northern part of Italy. The name means "foot of mountain" (Alps). The capital is Turin. Piedmont has 8 provinces within it.