According to a Piepoli Institute survey of 3,000 online interviews in six countries bordering the Mediterranean to better understand the issue of Rome's, and Italy's, centrality in "our" sea, Rome is recognized as the most important city in Italy by the representative sample of respondents from all the countries surveyed, with the highest score for France (66 percent) and the lowest for Algeria (54 percent). For Italians, the percentage stands at 57 percent. This is followed by Milan and Venice. The three "North Mediterranean" countries chosen were Italy, France and Greece, with a total population of more than 130 million; those in the "South Mediterranean" were Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, which are now populated by 85 million rapidly expanding inhabitants. Respondents were asked three questions regarding the strategicity and centrality of Italy and Rome in the Mediterranean, which record, in all cases, a high level of recognition. When asked about the strategicity of Italy's and Rome's geographic position in the Mediterranean, the answer is positive for 85.6 percent (average): Tunisia 91 percent, Algeria 89 percent, Morocco 85 percent, Greece 83 percent, France 79 percent. For Italian respondents, the percentage is 87%.