Molise

Territory: A small region of hills and mountains, facing the Adriatic Sea, north of the Gargano promontory. It is a continuation of Abruzzo's landscape, and in fact Abruzzo and Molise constituted a single administrative district until 1963. Among the southern regions, it is one of the richest in waterways, which cross the land from the Apennine watershed to the Adriatic Sea. Other rivers, affluents of Volturno, flow into the Tyrrehenian Sea, after crossing the region of Campania.

Major Cities: The capital of the region Molise is Campobasso; Isernia is the capital of the other existing province.

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