Sicily

Summary

Sicily is an autonomous region with special statute^[1]. Sicily draws 19,872 Wikipedia views per month (autonomous_region_with_special_statute category, ranking #1 of 5).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sicily is located in Italy^[3].
• Sicily is in the country of Italy^[4].
• Sicily's head of government is recorded as Renato Schifani^[5].
• Sicily's instance of is recorded as autonomous region with special statute^[6].
• Sicily's instance of is recorded as cultural region^[7].
• Sicily's capital is recorded as Palermo^[8].
• Sicily's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Province of Agrigento^[9].
• Sicily's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Province of Caltanissetta^[10].
• Sicily's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Province of Catania^[11].
• Sicily's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Province of Enna^[12].
• Sicily's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Province of Messina^[13].
• Sicily's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Province of Palermo^[14].
• Sicily's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Province of Ragusa^[15].
• Sicily's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Province of Syracuse^[16].
• Sicily's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Province of Trapani^[17].
• Sicily's flag is recorded as flag of Sicily^[18].
• Sicily's legislative body is recorded as Sicilian Regional Assembly^[19].
• Sicily's executive body is recorded as Government of Sicily^[20].
• Sicily's Commons category is recorded as Sicily^[21].
• Sicily's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[22].
• Sicily's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[23].
• May 15, 1946 marks the founding of Sicily^[24].
• Sicily's highest point is recorded as Mount Etna^[25].
• Sicily's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.599958333333, 'lon': 14.015377777778}^[26].
• Sicily's official website is recorded as https://www.regione.sicilia.it/^[27].

Body

Founding

May 15, 1946 marks the founding of Sicily^[24].

Identity

Sicily's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': '-'}^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Sicily include Sicilian Defence^[29], a chess opening^[30]; Sicilians^[31], a human population^[32], in Italy^[33]; and Sikelia Productions^[34], a film production company^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1989^[37], headquartered in New York City^[38].

Why It Matters

Sicily draws 19,872 Wikipedia views per month (autonomous_region_with_special_statute category, ranking #1 of 5).^[2] Sicily has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Sicily is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Sicily include Sicilian Defence^[29], a chess opening^[30]; Sicilians^[31], a human population^[32], in Italy^[33]; and Sikelia Productions^[34], a film production company^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1989^[37], headquartered in New York City^[38].