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Milan is the second largest city of Itay, located in the plains of Lombardy. It is the capital in the province of Milan. The municipality (Comune di Milano) has a population of 1.3 million. The Milan metropolitan area, depending on the specific definition, has a population ranging from 2.9 to 7.4 million. The municipal border covers a relatively small area (about one-eight that of Rome). Milan is one of the major financial and business centres of the world: with a 2004 GDP of Euro 241.2 billion, the Milan region has the 4th highest GDPs in Europe.
Climate
Milan is typically classified as having a Humid subtropical climate. Milan's winter are typically damp and cold, while summers are often quite warm and humid. Average temperatures are -4/+6 degree in January and +15/+28 degree in July. Snowfalls are relatively comon in winter, even if in the last 15-20 years they have decreased in frequency and amount. In the stereotypical image, the city is often shrouded in the fog, characteristic of the Po Basin, although the removal of rice fields from the southern neighbourhoods, urban heating effect and the reduction of pollution levels have reduced this phenomenon in recent years, at least in the downtown.
Population
The city has a population of 1,298,972 inhabitants. The inner city centre is nowadays almost fully dedicated to offices and commerce. The population of the urban area is estimated to be 3,912,819. Eventually, the population of the Milan metropolitan area is between 3.9 m and 7.4 m residents, depending on the definition, making it either the second largest (after Rome) or the largest metropolitan area in Italy. The Italian National Institute of statistics (ISTAT) estimated that 292,204 foreign-born immigrants live in Milan Urban Area, equal to 9% of total population.
