Most Regions of Italy (a ìRegioneî is roughly equivalent to an American ìstateî) have established Web sites which reach out to their co-regionals throughout the world. Typically, these assocations add ìnel Mondoî to their names: e.g., Liguri nel Mondo, Piemontesi nel Mondo, etc. Regional and town clubs were once more numerous than they are today and have partially been replaced with virtual (online) networks.