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Lampedusa is a small island in Southern Sicily, where several remains of prehistoric hut foundations, Punic tombs and Roman Buildings can be found. Alfonso of Aragon gave Lampedusa to Don Giovanni de Caro, baron of Montechiaro in 1436, and in 1553, the Turks took a thousand slaves from the population. Charles II of Spain bestowed the title of Prince upon Ferdinand Tommasi in 1661. On 14 July 1551, Admiral Anrea Doria mentioned the Island of Lampedusa, when he lost a large part of his fleet and more than 1 000 men died during a storm. During this time the island was refuge to pirates who found food and wood to repair their ships. The Christian Andrea Anfossi, who was born in Liguria, was captured and deported to the Island of Lampedusa. He escaped his capturers and hid in the brush. He built a canoe and a sail on which he painted the image of Madonna with child and sailed towards Genoa, where he arrived safe and sound. The Allied forces bombed Lampedusa repeatedly, who then surrendered on June 12, 1943. Sponge and sardine fishing are the primary occupations on the island. Tourism brings in important revenue. The island still has a penal colony. |
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1. Dependency status: part of Italy 2. Government type: republic (Italy) 3. Location: in the Mediterranean Sea, 205 km from Sicily and 113 km from Tunisia 4. Border Countries: none (island) Number of islands: 6500, of which 65 are inhabited 5. Climate: predominantly Mediterranean, hot6. Terrain: rocky, rugged terrain 7. Area: 26 km2 8. Capital: none 9. Administrative divisions: none; Lampedusa includes also the smaller islands of Linosa and Lampione. 10. Population: 5300 inhabitians 11. Languages: Italian (official) 12. Religions: Roman Catholic 13. Currency: euro (EUR) |
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