The number of registered automobiles in 2002 was 2 497 885. The region has a total of 10 945 km of roads, of which 568 km are motorways, 1181 km are state roads, 1910 km are regional roads, and 7213 km are local roads. During 2001 there were 25 845 automobile accidents with an average fatality rate of 3%, which is above the national average.
The Region of Emilia Romagna
Tourism
Tourism is one of the most important economic activities and sources of employment in the region of Emilia Romagna. During 2003, 7 617 176 tourists visited Emilia Romagna, of which 1 957 072, or 15.5%, were foreigners.
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Agriculture and Fishing
Agriculture accounts for 4.5% of the economy in Emilia Romagna, and employed 98 000 people in 2001. In 2000, the total number of farms in the agriculture industry was 107 787, largely made up of family farms whose primary economic activity is agriculture.
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Macroeconomic Trends
The per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) experienced constant growth between 1995-2003. Consequently, the per capita GDP, expressed using market prices, was 20 525 EUR in 1995, and 28 965 EUR in 2003, which is above the national average.
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Territory and Demographic Trends
The Region of Emilia Romagna encompasses an area of 2 211 734 hectares and is divided into 341 townships. It has a population of 3 984 526 people, with an average population density of 177 inhabitants per square kilometre.
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UNESCO - Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
Date of Inscription: 1997Brief Description: The magnificent 12th-century cathedral at Modena, the work of two great artists (Lanfranco and Wiligelmus), is a supreme example of early Romanesque art. With its piazza and soaring tower, it testifies to the faith of its builders and the power of the Canossa dynasty who commissioned it.
UNESCO - Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
Date of Inscription: 1996Brief Description: Ravenna was the seat of the Roman Empire in the 5th century and then of Byzantine Italy until the 8th century. It has a unique collection of early Christian mosaics and monuments.
UNESCO - Ferrara, City of the Renaissance
Date of Inscription: 1995Brief Description: Ferrara, which grew up around a ford over the River Po, became an intellectual and artistic centre that attracted the greatest minds of the Italian Renaissance in the 15th and 16th centuries.
