The capital and largest city of Italy is Rome (population, 2000 estimate, 2,644,000), which is a famous cultural and tourist center. Other cities with large populations include Milan (1,301,000), an important manufacturing, financial, and commercial city; Naples (1,003,000), one of the busiest ports in Italy; Turin (904,000), a transportation junction and major industrial city; Palermo (684,000), the capital and chief seaport of Sicily; Genoa (636,000), the leading port in Italy and a major trade and commercial center; Bologna (381,000), a major transportation center and agricultural market; Florence (377,000), a cultural, commercial, transportation, and industrial center; Bari (332,000), a major commercial center; Catania (338,000), a manufacturing and commercial city of Sicily; and Venice (277,000), a leading seaport and a cultural and manufacturing center.