Campione is a small Italian enclave of 1.7 square kilometres with about 3.000 inhabitants, including about 1.000 foreigners, situated within the southern Swiss canton of Ticino (click here to see the map). Separating Campione from its motherland are approximately 18 km (11 miles) going south to the Swiss/Italian border town of Chiasso and approximately 14 km (9 miles) going west to the Swiss/Italian border town of Oria.