Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

The Province of Trieste (Italian: Provincia di Trieste, Slovenian: Tržaška pokrajina) is a province in the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Trieste. It has an area of 212 sq.km, and a total population of 242,235 (2001). It has a coastal length of 48.1 km. There are 6 communes in the province.

After the end of World War II, the Free Territory of Trieste was established as a free state on September 15, 1947. On October 26, 1954 Italy and Yugoslavia came to an understanding where the territory de facto was divided between the two states. Zone A of the free state became the Province of Trieste and Zone B was to be administered by Yugoslavia. The Province of Trieste formally became a part of Italy on October 11, 1977 by the Treaty of Osimo.