What is Basilicata?
{{Infobox Region of Italy |Name = Basilicata |Italian_name = |region_coa = Regione-Basilicata-Stemma.svg |coa_size = 50px |map = Italy_Regions_Basilicata_Map.png |flag = Flag of Basilicata.svg |capital = Potenza |area = 9995 |area_source = |population = 591001 |pop_rank = 18th |pop_ref = |pop_date = 2007-12-31 |GDP = 10.5 |GDP_year = 2006 |GDP_percent = |Website = [http://www.regione.basilicata.it/ www.regione.basilicata.it] |leader = [[Vito De Filippo]] |leader_party = [[Partito Democratico|Democratic Party]] |NUTS = ITF |latd=40.5908|longd=16.0933 }} '''Basilicata''' is a [[region]] in the south of [[Italy]]. The capital is [[Potenza]]. The [[population]] was about 597,768 in [[2004]]. The region is very [[mountain]]ous. Because of this, [[communication]] in the area was very difficult until modern times. This has also caused Basilicata to be one of the least developed areas of Italy. Basilicata borders the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] and the [[Gulf of Taranto]] at its lowest [[elevation]]s. The highest point in the area is [[Monte Pollino]] at 2233[[metre|m]] (7325[[foot (unit of length)|ft]]). The area also includes a dead [[volcano]], [[Monte Vulture]]. The region has an area of {{convert|9992|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Basilicata also used to be one of the poorest regions in Italy. It has become richer over the past couple of years because of the discovery of [[oil]]. == Provinces == Basilicata is divided into two provinces. * [[Province of Matera|Matera]] * [[Province of Potenza|Potenza]] == Other websites == * [http://www.regione.basilicata.it/ Official Site (IT)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305235656/http://www.regione.basilicata.it/ |date=2010-03-05 }} {{basilicata}} {{Regions of Italy}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}} [[Category:Basilicata| ]]