Map of Italy

The general version represents both the natural features of the territory and the main human settlements: reports on the main themes of transport (main road network, railways, ports, airports), hydrography (up to the 4th order of IGM, lakes and main reservoirs, glaciers), settlements (archaeological sites, historic buildings and imported religions), inhabited places distinct by inhabitants and administrative importance, as well as state and regional boundaries; the orography is represented with ipsometric shades, smoke and altitude points. The physical version represents the natural features of the territory: reports in more detail the themes of hydrography, the reliefs, the main geographical regions (masses and mountain ranges, highlands, valleys, plains, seas, gulfs, peaks, chiefs, islands and archipelagos) with their toponyomas, and reports the inhabited places up to the provincial capitals and state borders; the orography is represented with ipsometric shades, smoke and altitude points. The political version represents the main administrative aspects of the territory: reports the boundaries of State, Region and Province, the main inhabited areas up to the provincial capitals and municipalities with a population of more than 50 000 inhabitants (distinguished by administrative importance and by population groups), the place names for administrative units and the main geographical regions and natural forms of the territory; the orography is represented with smoke