What is Tuscany?
{{Infobox Region of Italy |Name = Tuscany |Italian_name = Toscana |region_coa = Coat of arms of Tuscany.svg |coa_size = |map = Italy Regions Tuscany Map.png |flag = Flag of Tuscany.svg |capital = Florence |area = 22990 |area_source = |population = 3677048 |pop_rank = 9th |pop_ref = |pop_date = 2007-12-31 |GDP = 99.1 |GDP_year = 2006 |GDP_percent = |Website = [http://www.regione.toscana.it/ www.regione.toscana.it] |leader = [[Claudio Martini]] |leader_party = [[Partito Democratico|Democratic Party]] |NUTS = ITC |latd=43.41 |longd=11.00 }} '''Tuscany''' ({{lang-it|Toscana}}) is a [[Regions of Italy|region]] in the center of [[Italy]]. It has an [[area]] of {{convert|22990|km2|sqmi}} and a [[population]] of about 3.6 million people (in 2004). The [[Capital city|capital]] is [[Florence]]. Tuscany is known for its landscapes and its artistic legacy. Six Tuscan [[wikt:locality|localities]] have been made [[World Heritage Site|UNESCO protected sites]]: the historical center of [[Florence]] (1982), the historical center of [[Siena]] (1995), the square of the [[Cathedral of Pisa]] (1987), the historical center of [[San Gimignano]] (1990), the historical center of [[Pienza]] (1996) and the [[Val d'Orcia]] (2004). == Geography == '''Tuscany''' borders [[Emilia-Romagna]] to the north, [[Liguria]] to the north-west, [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] to the west, [[Umbria]] and [[Marche]] to the east, and [[Lazio]] to the south-east. The territory is two thirds hilly and one fourth mountainous. The rest is made up of the plains that form the valley of the [[Arno River]]. == Economy == Tuscany is known for its [[wine]]s (the most famous of which are [[Chianti]], [[Morellino di Scansano]], [[Vino Nobile di Montepulciano]], and [[Brunello di Montalcino]]) and has 120 protected regions ([[nature reserve]]s). Other agricultural products include cat