Southern Italy
For the EU constituency, see Southern Italy (European Parliament constituency). For the statistical regions of the EU, see South Italy. "Mezzogiorno" redirects here. For the Italian actress, see Giovanna Mezzogiorno. For her father, see Vittorio Mezzogiorno. Southern Italy A map of Italy, with the Mezzogiorno being marked with the darker color. Satellite image Regional statistics Composition Abruzzo Apulia Basilicata Calabria Campania Molise Sicily Sardinia(*) Area - Total 123,024 km 2 (47,500 sq mi) Population - Total 20,610,490 [1] (2013 est.) Southern Italy or Mezzogiorno ( Italian pronunciation: [ˌmɛddzoˈdʒorno] , [2] "South", literally "Midday" [3] ) is a macroregion of Italy traditionally encompassing the territories of the former Kingdom of the two Sicilies (all the southern section of the Italian Peninsula and Sicily), with the frequent addition of the island of Sardinia. [4] [5