Is Sicily a separate country or apart of Italy?

Question

? ok so some people are saying its two separate countries other are not...does anyone have links?

Answer 1

It is part of Italy (Just as Long Island is part of the state of New York), and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and has about 5 Million residents.

Answer 2

In Sicily a dialect is spoken.

The Sicilian Dialect  is "distinct enough from Standard Italian to be considered a separate language" but is not  recognised as an official language.

Sicily is definately  part of Italy and NOT a country by itself !!!

Answer 3

Although Sicily has its own unique culture, it is currently part of Italy. At various times in the past, it has been independent, a part of Spain, and a part of Greece.

Answer 4

part of Italy

Answer 5

Sicily is a part of Italy

Answer 6

Yep, with it own culture and everything.  Of course by them being so close they share a lot of the same cultural aspects, but in essence they are two separate countries.

Answer 7

Sicily is part of Italy, but is looked down upon by mainlanders. There is a movement wanting Sicily to be granted independence from Italy, though.

Answer 8

part of italy so is sardenia but corsica belongs to the french

Answer 9

It's part of Italy, separated from it by the Messina Straits  (about 5 kilometers distance). In 2012 a suspension bridge, the world's longest, should unite the island and the Italian mainland. Corsica, though, is part of France, though Sardinia, yet another island, is part of Italy.

Sicily is  the largest Island in the Mediterranean. It's 25,700 square miles in size and has 5,000 inhabitants.

Answer 10

Sicily is not apart of Italy,My fiancee has family that liives there and when they send letters it is not from sicily,italy it is just from sicily.

They do have their own language it is sicilian not italian