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Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. It is located on a peninsula that extends into the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia … See more
Hypotheses for the etymology of Italia are numerous. One theory suggests it originated from an Ancient Greek term for the land of the Italói, … See more
Italy, whose territory largely coincides with the eponymous geographical region, is located in Southern Europe (and is also considered part of … See more
Italy has been a unitary parliamentary republic since 1946, when the monarchy was abolished by a constitutional referendum. The President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella since … See more
Italy has an advanced capitalist mixed economy that is the third-largest in the eurozone and 13th-largest in the world by purchasing power parity GDP. It has the ninth-largest national … See more
Prehistory and antiquity
Lower Paleolithic artefacts, dating back 850,000 years, have been recovered from Monte Poggiolo. … See moreIn 2020, Italy had 60,317,116 inhabitants. The population density, of 202 inhabitants per square kilometre (520/sq mi), is higher than most West … See more
Italy is one of the birthplaces of Western culture and a cultural superpower. Divided by politics until its unification in 1861, Italy's culture has been shaped by a multitude of … See more
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