BASILICATA REGION - ITALY -

BASILICATA: population and territory

•  Area: 9,992 sq Km

•  3.3% of the national territory

•  Population: 596,000 Inh.

•  1% of the national population

•  Density: 60 inhabitants per sq.Km

•  (the Italian average is 190)

•  131 municipalities (only 12 > 10,000 inhabitants)

•  30% of the Basilicata is a natural protected area

Basilicata Economy. Some elements

Sectoral contribution to value added (% breakdown)

Sectors

Por Basilicata in a nut shell

ONE Regional Operational programme

EU SF : ERDF, ESF and EAGGF

6 priorities :

1. Natural resources 6 measures

2. Cultural resources 1 measure

3. Human resources 15 measures

4. Productive systems 18 measures

5. Urban systems 2 measures

6. Transport and communication 2 measures

7. TA one measure

Financial allocation: 1.6 billions of euro

planned 40% for Integrated projects

Till now 20 % committed for them

Integrated Projects in Basilicata

Sectorial:

-Basitel (Development of information society, comunication and net services for Public Adminstration)

-Basint (Integrated project for internationalisation)

Territorial:

-PISU (Urban development integrated project) 2

-PIT (Territorial integrated projects) 8