(ANSA) - Rome, June 10 - Citizens from 200 different countries are present in Italy, over 50% of whom are from another European country (2.6 million).

Romanian nationals hold the largest share at 22.9%, followed by Albanians, national statistics institute ISTAT reported in its 2015 report on national demographic trends released on Friday. The northern and central regions continue to be the most attractive for both foreigners and internal migration. Some 178,000 people took on Italian citizenship in 2015, a rise on the previous year.

