Rome

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Rome

Italy

Rome is the capital and largest city of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special municipality named Roma Capitale with a population of 2.7 million in an area of 1,287.36 km2, Rome is the third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. The Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, with a population of 4.2 million, is the most populous metropolitan city in Italy.

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Country: Italy
Population: 3,339,000
Latitude: 41.9° N
Longitude: 12.48° E

Which way is Rome from…

From Paris, Rome lies at 131° to the south-east, 1,105 km as the crow flies.

Paris	131° south-east	1,105 km
London	133° south-east	1,433 km
New York	57° north-east	6,889 km
Madrid	78° east	1,363 km
Montreal	60° north-east	6,581 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	328° north-west	8,260 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

Rome sits almost on New York’s latitude, so from there a flat map points due east, at 89°. The compass says 57°, north-east, because the shortest route arcs up over the Atlantic before crossing France. From London it is straightforward: 133°, south-east, 1,433 km away. A landmark: Tbilisi and Skopje share Rome’s latitude.