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Isole bureau

Sicilia

From the largest island and the centre of the Mediterranean

Capital

Palermo

Population

4,802,000

Area

25,832 km²

Time zone

UTC+1

In this edition

Geography & climate

Hot Mediterranean, increasingly arid; Etna's volcanic weather.

The Mediterranean's largest island — Etna, the coasts, the interior, the smaller archipelagos.

Economy & culture

Agriculture, tourism, energy and refining, fishing, a large public sector.

Greek, Arab, Norman and Spanish layers; the Mafia and the anti-Mafia; the frontier of European migration.

Recent headlines from this bureau

  • Lampedusa and Europe's Migration Story, Datelined Sicily
  • Etna's Eruptions on the World's Science Desks
  • Sicily as the Front Line of Mediterranean Climate Change