South Dakota is a state in the North Central region of the United States of America, whereas Italy is a country located in Southern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between South Dakota and Italy regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Dakota bigger than Italy?
The total area of South Dakota is 77,116 sq mi, and the total area of Italy is 116,350 sq mi. South Dakota is smaller than Italy by 39,234 sq mi. South Dakota is around 1.51 times smaller than Italy.
Area of South Dakota: 77,116 sq mi ( 199,729 km2 )
Area of Italy: 116,350 sq mi ( 301,340 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of South Dakota as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 895,376.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Italy as of 2020, was estimated to be around 59,554,023.
Here is some more data comparison between South Dakota and Italy.
The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre, and the capital city of Italy is Rome.
Official Languages
South Dakota: English, O’ceti Sakowin
Italy: Italian
Demonym(s)
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Italy: Italian
ISO 3166 Code
South Dakota: US-SD
Italy: IT
South Dakota Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Italy Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of South Dakota:
44° 26′ 39.48″ N, 100° 13′ 34.68″ W
Coordinates of Italy:
43° 0′ 0″ N, 12° 0′ 0″ E
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