Table 1.

Geographic and Demographic Data on Sardinia

Geographic coordinates	Latitude: 40° 7’ 15.151” N
	Longitude: 9° 0’ 46.413” E
Surface, square kilometers	24100
Population density, inh./square kilometers	68.54
Total no. of municipalities	377
Total population in the study period	1,651,793
Average population in the smallest municipality	186
Average population in the largest municipality	431,819
Total male population	809,289
Total female population	842,505