| − | '''Sardinia''' is an [[island]] in the western [[Mediterranean Sea]] and is part of [[Italy]]. It lies directly south of the [[French]] island of [[Corsica]]; to its east is the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] and, beyond that, the southern part of mainland Italy; to its south, [[Tunisia]], and to its west, the [[Spanish]] [[Balearic Islands]]. Sardinia has an area of 9,301 square miles (24,090 sq km) and is the second largest island in the Mediterranean; [[Sicily]] is slightly larger. The capital of Sardinia is [[Cagliari]]. | + | '''Sardinia''' is an [[island]] in the western [[Mediterranean Sea]] and is part of [[Italy]]. It lies directly south of the [[French]] island of [[Corsica]]; to its east is the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] and, beyond that, the southern part of mainland Italy; to its south, [[Tunisia]], and to its west, the [[Spanish]] [[Balearic Islands]]. Sardinia has an area of 9,301 square miles (24,090 km<sup>2</sup>) and is the second largest island in the Mediterranean; [[Sicily]] is slightly larger. The capital of Sardinia is [[Cagliari]]. |