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9,928
sq. mi., pop. (1994 est.) 5,025,000.
The island lies in the Mediterranean
and has a dimension of 180 by 120 mi.,
seat of a region that embraces the
island of Pantelieria. From prehistoric times Sicily has been
settled by various peoples; a Greek
state had its capital at Syracuse.
Sicily was taken by Rome from Carthage
in 215 BC. Mt. Etna, an 11,053-ft.
active volcano, is its tallest peak |
