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Friuli-Venezia Giulia, a region of northeastern Italy, is bordered on the north by Austria and the east by Slovenia.  In ancient times the city was occupied the Romans.  It passed through many hands before becoming part of the kingdom of Italy.  Udine Province (the western portion of Friuli) became part of the kingdom of Italy in 1866.  Eastern Friuli became part of Italy at the end of World War I, becoming part of the Province of Venezia Giulia.  Udine Province and Gorizia, a portion of Venezia Giulia, were combined to form the modern region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia after World War II.  Later, in 1954, the United Nations gave Trieste to Italy, which incorporated it into the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.  The northern region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia is mountainous and receives more rainfall than any other place in Italy.  The southern region is a low fertile coastal plain, which supports subsistence, not industrial, agriculture.  Along the coast of the region, fishing is important.

Statistical Information:

Area: 7844 sq km (3029 sq mi)

Approximate Population: 1,216,398 (1991).

Provinces:  Gorizia, Pordenone (1968), Trieste, and Udine

Major Cities:  

Agricultural Products:

The chief products are wheat, corn and other vegetables, and fruits, particularly grapes for wine.

Trade in ham.

Trade in dairy products.

Tobacco (Trieste, the regional capital and one of Italy's chief ports).

Commercial and Industrial Products:

Livestock raising

Lead and zinc mining

Fishing

Lumbering.

Shipyards (Both Trieste and Monfalcone)

Manufactured products - textiles, chemicals, cutlery, and machinery.

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