Genoa ( ; ;
Genoese and
Ligurian Zena ; ;
Latin and archaic English
Genua) is the capital of
Liguria and the
sixth largest city in Italy with a population of 588 688 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area called
Genoa Metropolitan City has an official population of 862,885. Over 1.5 million people live in the
Genoa Metropolitan Area. Genoa is one of Europe's largest cities on the
Mediterranean Sea and the largest
seaport in Italy.