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CALABRIA

- Calabria is a region in the south of Italy with a population of about 2 million. Its capital is Catanzaro.

- Calabria was initially settled by the Oenotri and Itali tribes from which Italy later took its name.

- In the early 1900s Calabria accounted for much of the Italian diaspora with many Calabrians moving to Northen Italy, the rest of Europe , the Americas and Australia. Since the 1970s the economy has greatly improved and it is now near the European average.

- Calabria was one of the most important cities of the Magna Grecia, Greater Greece, after being conquered by the Greeks in the 8th century BC.

- Typical food from Calabria includes Cipolla rossa di Tropea, caciocavallo cheese and pignolata.

- The singer Rino Gaetano, the actress Vittoria Belvedere and the 2006 football world cup winner Gennaro Gattuso. were all born in Calabria.