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The most important
city of northern Italy, capital of the province and of the Lombard region,
Milan stands at the center of the Padana Plain between the pre-Alps and the
Po, and between the Adda and the Ticino rivers. A financial and economic capital
as well as major political and cultural center, it is the second most populous
city in Italy, with 1,371,000 inhabitants.
Milan is a hub of European industry, with its concentration of major Italian
companies. It holds the lead in volume of commercial activity. With its favorable
geographic location, Milan is a communications center of great importance.
Extending out from the city are train lines and national and international
highways. It is a central point for the Italian superhighway system, leading
to Venice, Bologna-Rome-Naples, Genoa and Turin.
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