What is Friuli Venezia Giulia?
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox Region of Italy |Name = Friuli-Venezia Giulia |Italian_name = |region_coa = CoA of Friuli-Venezia_Giulia.png |coa_size = 50px |map = Italy Regions Friuli-Venezia Giulia Map.png |flag = Flag of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.svg |capital = Trieste |area = 7856 |area_source = |population = 1222061 |pop_rank = 15th |pop_ref = |pop_date = 2007-12-31 |GDP = 34.3 |GDP_year = 2006 |GDP_percent = |Website = {{URL|www.regione.fvg.it/}} |leader = [[Renzo Tondo]] |leader_party = [[PdL]] |NUTS = ITD |latd=46.1650|longd=12.9053 }} '''Friuli-Venezia Giulia''' ({{IPA-it|friˈuːli veˈnɛttsja ˈdʒuːlja|pron}}; {{lang-fur|Friûl Vignesie Julie}}; {{lang-sl|Furlanija - Julijska krajina}}) is a [[region]] in the north-east of [[Italy]] on the [[Adriatic Sea]]. The [[Capital city|capital]] is [[Trieste]]. The [[population]] is {{formatnum:1191588}}. Friuli-Venezia Giulia has a border with the Italian region of [[Veneto]] to the west, [[Austria]] to the north and [[Slovenia]] on the east. People in this region speak the [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Friulian language|Friulian]], [[Slovene language|Slovene]] and [[German language|German]] languages. == Provinces == * [[Province of Trieste|Trieste]] (capital) * [[Province of Udine|Udine]] * [[Province of Gorizia|Gorizia]] * [[province of Pordenone|Pordenone]] == Geography == Friuli-Venezia Giulia has an area of {{cvt|7858|km²}} and is Italy's most north-eastern region. It is the 5th smallest region in Italy. The [[Alps]] lie to the north of the region, and the beaches and cliffs of the [[Adriatic Sea]] are on the south edges. == Cuisine == Friulani, Giuliani, Austrian, Slovene and Hungarian influences over the centuries have created a wide range of food and drink typical of the region. Some examples include: * [[Jota]] (Istrian stew) * Radicchio * [[Goulas