Lazio
This article is about the region of Italy. For the football club, see S.S. Lazio. For other uses, see Lazio (disambiguation). Region of Italy Lazio Region of Italy Flag Coat of arms Country Italy Capital Rome Government • President Nicola Zingaretti (Democratic Party) Area • Total 17,242 km 2 (6,657 sq mi) Population (2017) • Total 5,898,182 [1] Demonym(s) Lazian / Laziale Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) GDP/ Nominal €182/ $200 [2] billion (2015) GDP per capita €31,000/ $34,000 [2] (2015) NUTS Region ITE Website www.regione.lazio.it Lazio ( UK: / ˈ l æ t s i oʊ / , US: / ˈ l ɑː t s i oʊ / ; Italian: [ˈlattsjo] ; Latin: Latium ) is one of the 20 administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the central peninsular section of the country, it has almost 5.9 million inhabitants – making it the second most populated region of Italy (after Lombardy and just a little ahead of Campania) [1] – ...