Veneto or Venetia, is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 4.8 million, and its capital is Venice. Once the cradle of the renowned Venetian Republic, then a land of mass emigration, Veneto is today among the wealthiest and most industrialized regions of Italy, Veneto is also the most visited region, besides Italian most people speak Venetian.Tourism Veneto : Though being a heavily industrialized region, tourism is one of the main economic resources of Veneto, attracting over 60 million visitors every year. This makes it the first destination in Italy. The business volume amounts to 12 billion Euros.
Veneti are very proud of their culture. Veneto is also the cradle of Venetism, a political movement that appeared during the 1970s and 1980s, demanding real autonomy for the region, considered as a nation separated from Italy, and promoting Venetian culture, language and history. This is the political background in which the Liga Veneta (Venetian League) was launched in 1980. Other Venetist parties such as Liga Veneta Repubblica and North-East Project emerged, but they never touched the popularity of the Liga Veneta, which was a founding member of Lega Nord in 1991.
