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Apulia
Puglia
Region of Italy
Flag of Apulia
Flag Coat of arms of Apulia
Coat of arms
Apulia in Italy.svg
Country Italy
Capital Bari
Government
• President Michele Emiliano (PD)
Area
• Total 19,358 km2 (7,474 sq mi)
Population (31-12-2016)
• Total 4,063,888
• Density 210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
GDP/ Nominal €69.5[1] billion (2008)
GDP per capita €16,900[2] (2008)
NUTS Region ITF
Website www.regione.puglia.it
Apulia (/əˈpuːliə/ ə-POO-lee-ə; Italian: Puglia [ˈpuʎʎa]; Neapolitan: Pùglia [ˈpuʝːə];[a] Albanian: Pulia; Ancient Greek: Ἀπουλία, translit. Apoulía) is a region of Italy in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Otranto and Gulf of Taranto to the south. Its southernmost portion, known as the Salento peninsula, forms a “tacco” or heel on the boot of Italy. The region comprises 19,345 square kilometers (7,469 sq mi), and its population is about four million.

It is bordered by the other Italian regions of Molise to the north, Campania to the west, and Basilicata to the southwest. Across the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, it faces Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, and Montenegro, The Apulia region extends as far north as Monte Gargano. Its capital city is Bari.