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North Carolina vs Italy Geography
Land area
- North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²).
- Italy's land area is 2.3 times (134%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area
- North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Italy's total area is 2.2 times (116%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length
- North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km).
- Italy's north-south length is 2.8 times (184%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km).
- Italy's east-west width is 1.4 times (43%) wider than North Carolina's.
Highest point
- North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 9,104 feet higher than Mount Mitchell.
Lowest point
- North Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Italy's is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet.
- Italy's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
North Carolina vs Italy Population and History
Population
- North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026).
- Italy's population is 5.3 times (434%) larger than North Carolina's.
Population density
- North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0.
- Italy's population density is 2.3 times (128%) higher than North Carolina's.
Biggest city
- North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109.
- Rome's population is 2.9 times (191%) larger than Charlotte's.
Largest metro area
- North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Italy's Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885).
- Metropolitan City of Rome's population is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's.
History
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 72 years.
North Carolina vs Italy Economy
GDP
- North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion.
- Italy's economic output is 3.0 times (202%) larger than North Carolina's.
GDP per capita
- North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Italy: $43,309.
- North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (76%) higher than Italy's.
Average income
- North Carolina: $65,634 vs Italy: $42,080 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Carolina's average income is 1.6 times (56%) higher than Italy's.
Official Websites
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