About Italy
We believe that Italy is the most
beautiful country in the world.
There are a few facts we can tell you
about Italy, and citations we can make,
but the history, art, architecture and
culture of this nation we cannot
possibly attempt to describe in a few
short sentences, or even a few volumes
of literature. To know Italy, you
must go to Italy and if you are one of
the privileged few who can stay there,
it will take you all of your life, if
you don't give up trying, to understand
what this country is really about.
Population:
58,000,000
Area:
total: 301,230 sq km (includes Sardinia
and Sicily)
water:
7,210 sq km
land:
294,020 sq km
Borders:
Austria 430 km,
France 488 km, Holy See (Vatican
City) 3.2 km, San Marino 39 km, Slovenia 232 km,
Switzerland 740 km
Government:
Republican Democracy
Capital
City:
Rome
Regions of Italy:
Abruzzo,
Basilicata,
Calabria,
Campania,
Emilia
Romagna,
Friuli-Venezia-Giulia,
Lazio
and Roma,
Liguria,
Lombardia
(Lombardy),
The
Marche,
Molise,
Piemonte
(Piedmont),
Puglia,
Sardegna
(Sardinia),
Sicily,
Trentino,
Tuscany,
Umbria,
Valle d'Aosta,
Veneto.
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