Campania is a
region in
southern Italy. The region at the end of 2014 had a population of around 5,869,000 people, making it the third-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of makes it the most densely populated region in the country. Located on the
Italian Peninsula, with the
Mediterranean Sea to the west, it includes the small
Phlegraean Islands and
Capri for administration as part of the region.