Sardinia
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Summary
Sardinia is an autonomous region with special statute[1]. Sardinia draws 38,014 Wikipedia views per month (autonomous region with special statute category, ranking #2 of 5).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Italy[3]
- Country: Italy[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Mediterranean Sea[5]
- Head of government: Alessandra Todde[6]
- Capital: Cagliari[7]
- Official language: Italian[8], Sardinian[9]
- Anthem: Su patriottu sardu a sos feudatarios[10]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Province of Nuoro[11], Province of Oristano[12], Province of Sassari[13], Metropolitan City of Cagliari[14], Province of South Sardinia[15]
- Flag: flag of Sardinia[16]
- Legislative body: Regional Council of Sardinia[17]
- Executive body: Government of Sardinia[18]
- Part of: Blue Zone[19]
- Commons category: Sardinia[20]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[21], UTC+02:00[22]
- Coordinate location: 40, 9[23]
- Located in/on physical feature: Sardinia[24], Ìsola di Sant'Antìoco[25], San Pietro Island[26], Asinara[27]
- Official website: https://regione.sardegna.it[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sardinia[29]
- Commons gallery: Sardegna[30]
- Population: 1,628,384[31]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Sardinia[32]
- Office held by head of government: president of Sardinia[33]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[35], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[36], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[38], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[39]
- Official name: Sardìgna[40]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Sardinia[41]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Sardinia include Sardinian dwarf mammoth[42], a fossil taxon[43]; Sardinella[44], a taxon[45]; Sardinian Anglo-Arab[46], a horse breed[47]; Fiore Sardo[48], in Italy[49]; Curruca sarda[50], a taxon[51]; and ichnusaite[52], a mineral species[53].
Why It Matters
Sardinia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Sardinia is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for Sardinia include Sardinian dwarf mammoth[42], a fossil taxon[43]; Sardinella[44], a taxon[45]; Sardinian Anglo-Arab[46], a horse breed[47]; Fiore Sardo[48], in Italy[49]; Curruca sarda[50], a taxon[51]; and ichnusaite[52], a mineral species[53].