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Friuli-Venezia Giulia (, and one of five Autonomous Regions With Special Statute . It was also called Venezia Euganea . The capital is Trieste . It has an area of 7,856 Km&2 and about 1.2 million inhabitants. A natural opening to the sea for many Central Europe an countries, the region is traversed by the major transport routes between the east and west of southern Europe. GEOGRAPHY Located in northeastern : ''Triest''). Friuli-Venezia Giulia is divided into four provinces: HISTORY : ''Main articles: History Of Friuli and History Of Venezia Giulia '' The name comes from the Latin name of the town of Cividale , ancient capital of the Lombard duchy, which used to be "Forum Iulii" ("Julius' Forum ", named after Julius Caesar ). This artificial region was created after World War II to solve the problem of Trieste , which had lost its natural hinterland, that was the major part of Venezia Giulia and has been included in the then-existing country of Yugoslavia . Therefore it was decided to aggregate the historical region of Friuli to Trieste. ECONOMY Agriculture gives corn, grapes and sugar beet. Cattle-breeding is important. Industry is based on the shipyards of Trieste and Monfalcone ,the steel factories of Pozzuolo Del Friuli , the vineyards that produce wine and grappa. Furniture production is concentrated in Manzano and Brugnera . POLITICS Silvio Berlusconi gained 54% of Friuli-Venezia Giulia's votes at the Italian General Election In 2006 . The region's local government Riccardo Illy, however, is center-left. DEMOGRAPHICS Apart from Italian, the Friulian Language is spoken throughout the region; there is also a sizeable Slovenian and a small German minority. The Slovenian Language is spoken throughout the Province Of Trieste , as well as in the eastern parts of the provinces of Gorizia and Udine , in the area called Venetian Slovenia , which comprises the Resia Valley and in the upper valleys of the rivers Torre and Natisone , with many villages having both Italian and Slovenian names. The number of German speakers in Friuli-Venezia Giulia is estimated to be around 2,000. They live in the Channel Valley (municipalities of Tarvis , Malborghetto Valbruna , and Pontebba ), which is adjacent to Austria , and in the municipality of Sauris (''Zahre'') and the village of Tischlbong (municipality of Paluzza ), which each form a language exclave. As of 2006, the Italian national institute of statistics ISTAT estimated that 58,915 foreign-born immigrants live in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, or 4.9% of the total regional population. Towns of Friuli-Venezia Giulia with a population of 50,000 or more: NOTABLE RESIDENTS OR NATIVES
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