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Copertino
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Inhabitants of Italy are referred to as Italians. Their official language is Standard Italian, descendant of Tuscan dialect and a direct descendant of Latin. The word Italy is derived from the Homeric Aeolic word which means bull. Italy is subject to highly diverse weather conditions in autumn, winter, and spring. The country has the fifth-highest population density in Europe at 193 persons per square kilometer. Today, despite regional variations in the form of accents and vowel emphasis, Italian is fully comprehensible to most throughout the country.
Copertino is a city and community in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. Copertino is 16.8 kilometers far from Lecce that is the chief town of the homonymous province to whom the municipality belongs. Copertino has a population of 22, 294 inhabitants and a surface of 57.76 square kilometers thus showing a population density of 386.0 inhabitants per square kilometer. It rises 34 meters above the sea level. There are 357 industrial firms employing 1.132 people that are the 28.82 percent of the total of the workers.
Copertino is the kind of town you daydream about. It is a city where you will find that the people are genuine, authentic, friendly, high energy, and down to earth. It is a city with endless recreational opportunities, rich history, and modern day luxuries.
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