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Milan: Italy's Fashion and Business Hub

Milan is the second largest city in Italy, located in northern Italy. It has a population of over 1.3 million in the city and over 3.2 million in the metropolitan area. Milan has a long history serving as capital of the Western Roman Empire and the Duchy of Milan. Today, Milan is considered a leading global city with strengths in art, commerce, design, fashion, finance, and more. It has one of the largest economies in Europe and is a center of fashion and design. Milan hosts numerous cultural and academic institutions that attract millions of visitors each year.

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Milan: Italy's Fashion and Business Hub

Milan is the second largest city in Italy, located in northern Italy. It has a population of over 1.3 million in the city and over 3.2 million in the metropolitan area. Milan has a long history serving as capital of the Western Roman Empire and the Duchy of Milan. Today, Milan is considered a leading global city with strengths in art, commerce, design, fashion, finance, and more. It has one of the largest economies in Europe and is a center of fashion and design. Milan hosts numerous cultural and academic institutions that attract millions of visitors each year.

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Milan

(/mɪˈlæn, mɪˈlɑːn/, Milanese: [miˈlãː];


[3] [4][5]
Italian: Milano [miˈlaːno] ( listen)) is a city in northern Italy,
capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city in Italy after Rome, with the city proper
having a population of 1,372,810 while its metropolitan area has a population of 3,243,115. Its [6]

continuously built-up urban area (that stretches beyond the boundaries of the Metropolitan City of
Milan) has a population estimated to be about 5,270,000 over 1,891 square kilometres (730 square
miles). The wider Milan metropolitan area, known as Greater Milan, is a polycentric metropolitan
[7]

region that extends over central Lombardy and eastern Piedmont and which counts an estimated
total population of 7.5 million, making it by far the largest metropolitan area in Italy [8][9][10][11][12]
and the
54th largest in the world. Milan served as capital of the Western Roman Empire from 286 to 402 and
the Duchy of Milan during the medieval period and early modern age.

Milan is considered a leading alpha global city, with strengths in the field of the art, commerce,
[13]

design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, services, research and
tourism. Its business district hosts Italy's stock exchange and the headquarters of national and
international banks and companies. In terms of GDP, it has the third-largest economy among
European cities after Paris and London, but the fastest in growth among the three, and is the
wealthiest among European non-capital cities. [14][15]
Milan is considered part of the Blue Banana and
one of the "Four Motors for Europe".

The city has been recognized as the world's fashion and the design capital thanks to several
[16]

international events and fairs, including Milan Fashion Week and the Milan Furniture Fair, which are
currently among the world's biggest in terms of revenue, visitors and growth. [17][18][19]
It hosted the
Universal Exposition in 1906 and 2015. The city hosts numerous cultural institutions, academies and
universities, with 11% of the national total enrolled students. Milan is the destination of 8 million
[20]

overseas visitors every year, attracted by its museums and art galleries that boast some of the most
important collections in the world, including major works by Leonardo da Vinci. The city is served by
a large number of luxury hotels and is the fifth-most starred in the world by Michelin Guide. The city [21]

is home to two of Europe's most successful football teams, A.C. Milan and F.C. Internazionale, and
one of Italy's main basketball teams, Olimpia Milano.

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